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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)

submitted 3 days ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

My bet is all these devices in new cars will be all from one company. It will be up to automakers to put the cameras in the dash but the guts will all be the exact same. They will plug in the computer and all other sensors available. If the car doesn't have that sensor they can shut it off making these scalable to the "trim level" of the car.

[–] Alfredolin@jlai.lu 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's not wether it's easily fooled or not. The thing is, I am not sure most of us agree with this regulation. So is this democratic after all?

And if it is, then people are dumb, stupid.

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[–] realitista@lemmus.org 4 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Can they see my girlfriend giving me a blowjob?

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[–] Escape13@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago (6 children)

You know you can just tape it?

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[–] Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I always bought old used cars anyway.

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[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Same sort of thing coming to the US because of course.

I just bought an EV that was made before 2020. I'm going to learn all about rebuilding EV batteries.

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