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[ NNSquad ] Nanny state run wild: U.S. seeks to block vehicle electronic devices
Nanny state run wild: U.S. seeks to block vehicle electronic devices
http://j.mp/zebq9f (Washington Post)
"Drivers won't be able to text, browse, tweet or dial on
factory-installed devices if auto manufacturers follow new federal
guidelines to disable the gadgets while the wheels are rolling. In
announcing the latest step in his campaign against distracted driving
Thursday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the government
might next extend the guidelines to cover virtually every portable
electronic device that might find its way into a vehicle."
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Note that this is currently directed at factory-installed devices, not
portable ones. However, the unintended consequences of such controls,
as drivers try to work around them and turn increasingly to portable
devices as a result, could actually cause far more problems than they
solve. Blocking portable devices, as LaHood is now suggesting might be
the next step, would have enormous implications since all passengers
in vehicles would likely be affected, not just drivers.
Nanny State Run Wild.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
Founder:
- Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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