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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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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1247209/all-cars-sold-in-the-eu-now-require-a-camera-aimed-at-your-face-its-still-not-clear-wher

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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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Alcohol detection interlocks in all cars would actually be useful. These cameras effectively do the same thing.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Have you ever had to use one? I've had to do it (lot attendant) and not only is it unsanitary if someone else has to drive your car, but it's fucking hard to get the breathalyzer to actually work properly to allow you to start the car and it will go off again while you're driving requiring you to actually breath into it again. It's not a passive thing, you have to have the lung capacity to do it. It can be set off by false positives too. This is the dumbest take.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Have you ever had to use one?

No. I don't drink.

This is the dumbest take.

Sure, because 32 drunk driving deaths every day is apparently not a problem for Lemmy neckbeards.

The camera would accurately detect drunk driving patterns, as well as sleepy drivers, dementia drivers, texting drivers, stoned drivers, drivers eating cereal and hot soup, applying makeup, all the stupid shit North American drivers do. If any of that affects your insurance, just don't fucking do that.

[–] PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago

The camera would accurately detect drunk driving patterns

The false positive rate on camera-based detection is insanely high.

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