08-21-2006, 04:29 PM
So, uhm, what's the problem with it? It doesn't seem like a breach of privacy to me. Data recording evidence has to be held to a certain degree of pre-established accuracy requirements before it's certifiably admittable evidence in court, so don't think that cases are going to be won and lost on these things.. I don't see it as an invasion of privacy because it's recording operational inputs of a vehicle that you're driving on a public road. If it's a de-facto invasion, then so are redlight, and speeding cameras.
The Little Black Box isn't going to tell Big Brother every time your breech the speed limit, and it isn't going to send off daily reports on your driving habits. Storage capacity in these recorders is so limited (I recall hearing a five second figure tossed around once) that it's not even good for spying. Even if it's two days worth of driving, or a month, what does it matter? You're going to have the car longer than a month.
To me this seems like a great tool for establishing, proving details which can mean the difference of guilt or innocence in all sorts of traffic incidences. The courts can tell if you're lying about your impact speed, or if you really did apply the brakes when you thought about running the red light and hit the family with 3 kids... or if the other guy is lying. Or maybe a cop said you were speeding but didn't have a radar on your, a'la Kaan's disaster.... Go to the black box! "See, Officer? I was going the speed limit at that exact time - look, the logger says so."
It's not a national RFID tag, it's a tool, and it looks like a good one.
The Little Black Box isn't going to tell Big Brother every time your breech the speed limit, and it isn't going to send off daily reports on your driving habits. Storage capacity in these recorders is so limited (I recall hearing a five second figure tossed around once) that it's not even good for spying. Even if it's two days worth of driving, or a month, what does it matter? You're going to have the car longer than a month.
To me this seems like a great tool for establishing, proving details which can mean the difference of guilt or innocence in all sorts of traffic incidences. The courts can tell if you're lying about your impact speed, or if you really did apply the brakes when you thought about running the red light and hit the family with 3 kids... or if the other guy is lying. Or maybe a cop said you were speeding but didn't have a radar on your, a'la Kaan's disaster.... Go to the black box! "See, Officer? I was going the speed limit at that exact time - look, the logger says so."
It's not a national RFID tag, it's a tool, and it looks like a good one.
When it comes to Ryan Jenkins, the story ends with me putting him in the wall.
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger