cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/technology/p/1247241/all-cars-sold-in-the-eu-now-require-a-camera-aimed-at-your-face-its-still-not-clear-wher
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.
That’s actually not true.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation that harmonizes national data privacy laws throughout the EU and enhances the protection of all EU residents with respect to their personal data. This harmonization creates new rights for individuals and a set of stronger and clearer rules for businesses. The GDPR applies to all companies handling the personal data of EU residents, including companies established outside the EU if they offer goods or services to EU residents or monitor their behaviour. The GDPR entered into force on May 25, 2018.
Updated:
Updated definition of personal data: Location data and online identifiers are now expressly included in the definition of personal data.
Comprehensive record-keeping obligation: Records are used to demonstrate compliance.
Stricter definition of consent: Specific, informed and unambiguous consent must be freely given by a statement or by clear affirmative action. Individuals can withdraw their consent at any time.
New rights for individuals: Individuals have the right to access, transfer, correct and restrict their personal data and to ask that it be destroyed.
New requirement to appoint a data protection officer: Companies processing personal data on a large scale must appoint a data protection officer.
New data breach notification requirement: Competent supervisory authorities within the EU must generally be informed within 72 hours of a personal data breach.
Diversified toolkit of mechanisms: The toolkit is provided to lawfully transfer data outside the EU; the transfer is subject to specific conditions and safeguards.
Penalties for non-compliance: Companies would be subject to fines of up to 4% of global annual turnover or €20 million, whichever is higher.
Also not true.
No clue on the data sharing regulations but your linked source does nothing to disprove the claim? The (very oddly written) article does not link out to any research and has no actual data within it other then saying truckers are 11times more likely to crash in a sim if they are tired and distracted