A Black Box in your car

**Chucaro** · 14th October 2013, 07:19 AM

I like to know your opinion about this new device like the positive and negative implications about it.
Who will have access in the future to this data?
I cannot read in the article if it have a GPS installed but if it have how you will protect your privacy (why organizations need to know were you are or being?)

Quote:
"Planted beneath the dashboard, the matchbox-sized gizmo uses sensors to tell if the driver is tailgating, speeding or if they've been in a collision."
Someones will say "if you drive in a safe manner and within the traffic laws there is nothing to worry about"

IMO add this to the proposed laws in Qld and we can kiss good bye to our civil liberties if it become compulsory to have it installed

Insurer driving device puts safety at a premium

**MR LR** · 14th October 2013, 07:24 AM

No thanks!

R Miller · 14th October 2013, 07:32 AM

id rather use public transport and walk

**Eevo** · 14th October 2013, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by Chucaro

if you drive in a safe manner and within the traffic laws there is nothing to worry about]

And after I hack it, it will show that I drive in a safe manner and within the traffic laws all the time and I will have nothing to worry about.

**Chucaro** · 14th October 2013, 08:02 AM

Originally Posted by Eevo

And after I hack it, it will show that I drive in a safe manner and within the traffic laws all the time and I will have nothing to worry about.

I can see in the future software and hardware devices to do that in Ebay

Then new laws like the radar detector to ban them.......
Short opening business opportunities I guess.

**vnx205** · 14th October 2013, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by Chucaro

"if you drive in a safe manner and within the traffic laws there is nothing to worry about"

I have heard a response in the civil liberties/privacy debate to the oft repeated claim that if you are doing nothing wrong then you have nothing to worry about.

The argument for the right to some privacy was that most people who were sitting at their dining table, quietly eating their evening meal would like the right to close their curtains on a window that faced onto the street even though they are doing nothing wrong.

For some reason, I find that simple example more convincing that many of the more complicated arguments for the right to privacy.

Unfortunately we have already lost the right to "close our dining room curtains" in many aspects of our lives.

**Homestar** · 14th October 2013, 09:48 AM

From what I read it plugs into the OBDII comms port on the car so I'm not sure how they will get it to work on the 101, old rangie or the series III...

The missus drives the L322, so it can be her problem...

**GuyG** · 14th October 2013, 10:19 AM

Navman have had a similar device for quite a few years. I had one fitted to the car I was using, pretty accurate, picked up exact speed etc. With older vehicles they are wired into the ignition so every time you turn the key the unit is activated. You would want to read the fine print very carefully with an insurance policy linked to one of these devices - sorry you were speeding when you had the accident....

**Disco Muppet** · 14th October 2013, 11:50 AM

Hey Eevo, will you be taking orders?

**Eevo** · 14th October 2013, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

Hey Eevo, will you be taking orders?

lets discuss payment first.

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