A FINAL WARNING

New cars in EU to be installed with "black boxes" for surveillance

By matthewdavisdw // 2022-01-04

Owners of new cars sold in the European Union (EU) will be easy targets for surveillance as they are now required by law to have so-called Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) systems. Proponents of the ISA explained that the technology that records driving data will be used in case of accidents. However, industry stakeholders expressed their concern because the data to be collected can be used against the owners. Car manufacturers will fit all new car models with the surveillance device called Event Data Recorders (EDRs) starting July 6. The widespread use of event data recorders, which act like "black boxes" in aircrafts, was criticized heavily in the United States. The EU has ensured that their automobiles will not be listening on the private lives of the owners. The recorders are mandatory in the U.S. and have been installed in 90 percent of light vehicles. China is also requiring the device since January 2021. In the U.S., EDRs are being used by law enforcement, private accident reconstructionist, auto manufacturers, insurance companies, fleet management and government researchers in evaluating accidents involving cars, light trucks and sports utility vehicles. Potential fraud and liability can be more effectively evaluated with the help of the device. EU regulation requires only the vehicle manufacturer can reach or assess the data collected by the device and the driver must not be identified. Law enforcement can access the data but the insurance companies cannot. (Related: EU calls for tracking computers in all vehicles to monitor, regulate travel.) The purpose of the system is to record technical data which includes vehicle’s speed, braking, steering wheel angle, its incline on the road, and whether the vehicle’s various safety systems were in operation, starting with seatbelts. The devise will lead to the identification of the exact type of vehicle, and also send the manufacturer feedback for concerning incidents.

EU claims new system will prevent accidents, deaths

The EU, which claims that the new system will prevent as much as 25,000 deaths and 100,000 road injuries annually despite the fact that drivers cannot be prevented from breaking the speed limit, also plans to end the use of petrol in vehicles by 2035. The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association criticized the plan saying that "banning a single technology is not a rational way forward at this stage." The installation of the EDRs was jointly approved by the European Commission and the European Council in 2019. The EDRs can record technical information during a brief period before, during and after the collision of the vehicle. Most modern vehicles already have on-board computer. The technology behind the EDR will not record conversations in the automobile, but will have a limited set of data 30 seconds before and after collision. The speed of the vehicle, the activation of the brakes, the position and inclination of the vehicle on the road and the state and rate of activation of all its security devices will be recorded. The importance of the EDRs in helping safety and post-accident investigations is unclear, although regulation states that the data collected will be used only for the purpose of accident research and analysis. In the EU, France has imposed strict limits on law enforcement, emergency rescue services and road infrastructure managers' access to data. The collected data may also not be used as evidence to prove that a driver committed traffic violations. Most members of the EU have been following the French example as they do not allow the use of collected data as means to establish guilt in accidents. Meanwhile, data privacy activists and industry groups have expressed concerns that the use of these devices will go further than accident prevention and may become a tool to establish liability after a collision. Watch the video below below to learn more about surveillance. This video is from the The Resistance 1776 channel on Brighteon.com. Sources include: ReclaimTheNet.org Europe.AutoNews.com JonesDay.com Brighteon.com

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