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All Cars Sold in the EU Now Require a Camera Aimed at Your Face. It’s Still Not Clear Where That Data Goes (allaboutcookies.org)
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Starting July 7, 2026, every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera aimed at your face. Glance at your phone, your kids in the back seat, or the radio for too long, and the car will flash a warning light and sound an alert.

Automakers have known this was coming for years. What they, and EU regulators, have never spelled out is what happens to that footage after the alert goes off.

While the intention behind the new system is difficult to dispute, its implementation has raised several concerns. Early real-world testing suggests the distraction warnings can be overly sensitive and potentially distracting.

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[–] 5 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

This shit is going to get people killed.

Hot take. Cars are already killing us.

Like ya this is a privacy concern but there are cameras on buses as well. Meanwhile most people driving are already plugging in a phone that tracks us and is been pretty verified to be filming and listening to us without our consent.

Silver-lining. Maybe people wont wanna drive cars and instead will take advantage of that fancy schmancy public transit I hear they have across the pond.

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