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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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[-] PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 hours ago

A carburetor is a step too far, you invite misery, do you hate yourself? Take care, lol.

But yep would love to see more folks keeping old cars running, I won't be taking the plunge into "~mortgage and routinely operate my own bubble of dystopian hellscape", think I'ma pretty much lifetime "pass" on that flavor of nastiness.

[-] nevyn@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 hours ago

I want my next car to be an ev... but with manual window winders

[-] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

I want my next car to be an ev… but with manual window winders

Then Slate has an EV for you!

[-] Soggy@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

Get an old car that doesn't run and an EV conversion kit.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 hours ago

Spend $40,000 to end up with a $5000 car.

You drama queens need to learn about black electrical tape.

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 5 points 9 hours ago

Eh better then throttle body fuel injection. I drive carb, direct injection and throttle body. Never had much issues with carbs other then my fucking rototiller.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 hours ago

Carbs waste 30% more fuel.

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 points 14 minutes ago

No they don't. I get better fuel economy on some of my carbed vehicles, it's just another aspect of fuel use not some sort of downgrade.

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