EDR's are spying on us (must see video)

[1BADGT500]

The video just posted on CNN news confirms what I posted earlier about these event data recorders which will give the police information (not always accurate either) about your driving 10 seconds prior to an accident. This is info we should all be aware of ..... watch

http://www.cnn.com/video/law/2006/11/26/kaye.car.black.boxes.wsvn/content.html#

 

[whitecobra2387]

that f***** shit sucks

 

[myersusaf]

yeah i just watched it, i am not huge on privacy issues but this one pisses me off.

 

[Fenah]

That makes me mad. Good find.

 

[WILDTHANG]

That's Crazy, they said it has been being used since the mid 90s and about 40 million cars have it. This is the 1st time I have ever heard of this and I usually keep up on stuff like that.

 

[GT500Convert]

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[BlackBeauty44]

We gotta spread the word for all those street racers out there!!! 30 Years in prison wow!!!

 

[jtfx6552]

See this thread here:

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=313177

Also, anyone know of a way to definitively find out if your car or truck has one?

 

[SID297]

Someone come up with a way to disable it on the Cobra and send it to me.

 

[chuckstang]

How can we yank it out and throw it the F away?
I just dont see how it could hold any water in court because an attorney could argue that it malfunctioned or any other numerous excuses.

 

[wals9331]

I think you can literally just take it out...your airbags wont work then...but at least you wont have one. Plus think of the weight reduction :rockon:, lol.

 

[Fourcam330]

Someone in another thread brought up the point that it's illegal to remove an EDR from your car. Then again, so is removing a functioning cat (felony actually) and we know how often that happens. This is something we definitely need to be proactive about now.
Curiously enough, IIRC, Japanese manufacturers, or at least some of them, are against EDR use and won't install them in their new vehicles. They didn't feel it was "right".
The person that designs a bypass to the EDR (if possible) that allows the airbags to continue functioning, will be a millionaire to say the least.

 

[jtfx6552]

I just dont see how it could hold any water in court because an attorney could argue that it malfunctioned or any other numerous excuses.

Did you watch the video? The guy is in it serving 30 years.

That is one of the major reasons they should not be used, how can you cross examine a datafile?

 

[wals9331]

The person that designs a bypass to the EDR (if possible) that allows the airbags to continue functioning, will be a millionaire to say the least.

No....they will be sued...and sued...and continuely sued until they go out of business....

 

[TRXboy]

Not if there stationed outside the United states.

 

[TRXboy]

ON a further note, I think this should be moved to the pic/video buffet for more traffic to see it, and be made a stickey, but thats just me.

 

[wals9331]

Not if there stationed outside the United states.

like thats ever stopped anyone :lol:

 

[jtfx6552]

No....they will be sued...and sued...and continuely sued until they go out of business....

I'd be interested if there is really a law that would prevent disabling the edr?

From what I read, I believe there was only speculation that there is a law against removing them. I haven't seen specualtion one way or the other about modifying them.

 

[Riddla]

I am agaisnt it! :nonono:


I think I'll stick with the ol' good 5.0 Mustangs.

 

[SlowSVT]

Similar issues with OnStar navigation systems. My understanding is that they record all kinds of data regarding your speed, destinations, driving habits, ect. ect. Stuff a Lawyer would love to get their greedy paws on.

There are people in government and law enforcement who feel it's their right to electronically monitor what there constituents (ie:the tax payer) are doing 24/7 yet don't believe government oversight is necessary. I find the thought of computers monitoring us very disturbing. THX1138 is not far behind