Data Privacy
Aug. 3, 2023
Car cameras promise better road safety – and increasing legal risk for automakers
Even when used to improve safety, in-car cameras risk running afoul of rights provided by California’s robust data privacy regime. Legislators are attempting to address this conflict through pending Senate Bill 296, which would impose disclosure and consent obligations on car manufacturers and dealers when selling new cars.
Cameras in and on cars may nudge our vehicle-dependent society toward safer roadways by warning drivers of hazards and monitoring drivers for inattention, but they may also pose a significant threat to privacy.
The potential for misuse of this technology was realized this April, when news broke that Tesla employees, for their own amusement, were sharing invasive videos recorded by cameras on and within users' vehicles. Steve Stecklow,
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