Post #1846363 · Elektrine

2026-04-24 23:37 UTC

Well now see, now I'm at a cross roads. On the one hand, fuck privacy violations. On the other hand, fuck drunk drivers. I guess in the end, my logic is that this will barely be used to detect drunk drivers, and FULLY used to track you in real time. So lets all fuck over their technology by making nothing but right turns for 8 hours. Just a massive small circle. For 8 hours, every day. Then it will be assumed their tracking is broken, and they'll waste time figuring out whats broken. If we all do this, every day, in electric vehicles powered by solar chargers, then we'll save the world!

Replies (4)

@ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2026-04-25 00:00

This is just "protect the children" in a different form. Could it be used to stop drunk drivers? Sure, maybe. Is that the motivation? Hell no.

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@Epzillon@lemmy.world 2026-04-24 23:52

Punishing drunk drivers wont solve the problem. So even if that was the case the better option would be to deal with the problem at the source. Which they already would have if they cared enough. Since they havent i think its fair to assume this is not the main objective of this.

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@adespoton@lemmy.ca 2026-04-24 23:46

Or… leave the tech sitting at home reporting a pre-recorded route over and over.

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@BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 2026-04-25 01:11

There's a difference between monitoring driving and monitoring drivers. I would be less concerned about tech that identifies when I'm running stop signs, drifting into other lanes, or quickly braking without a nearby obstacle to warrant it. This sounds like it's monitoring the human driver, at all times. Given the bullshit this admin is up to I wouldn't put it passed the software or hardware makers to "calibrate" it by race so black and brown people are 3x more likely to trip the sensors.

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