By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director and Joe Cadillic of the Mass Privatel Blog First of all, let’s define a surveillance state, which will ultimately help us understand how a surveillance state affects motorists’ privacy. A 2013 Privacy International Blog took on that task with a look towards the United Kingdom. The UK data protection […]
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How a Surveillance State Affects Motorists’ Privacy?
November 18, 2020 • 0 Comments • ACLU, ALPR, Automated Traffic Cameras, DMV, DRONES, E-ZPass, Facial Recognition, NMA, Parking, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Street Lights, Technology, Toll Roads, TOLLING, Traffic Tickets
Big Data in Connected Smart Cars: Myths & Reality
• October 26, 2020 • 0 Comments • ACLU, Auto Industry, CELL PHONE, connected cars, DRIVERLESS CARS, Infrastructure, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, IoT, PRIVACY, Right to Repair, SAFETY, Technology
Today’s smart cars collect a wide variety of data, from the road’s width, information about potential hazards, a history of user behavior, and so much more. Connected cars are just a small piece of the IoT, which is helping to make our world more interconnected than ever before. Whether you are feeding information to your […]
Is Amazon the World’s Largest Private Surveillance Company?
October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments • DRONES, Facial Recognition, IoT, license plate readers, LICENSE PLATES, PRIVACY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director and Joe Cadillic, MassPrivatel Blog In late September, many news articles came out about Amazon’s new surveillance direction. Joe even wrote a post on the MassPrivatel blog entitled: Amazon Drone Deliveries: The Greatest Threat to Privacy Americans Have Ever Seen. Credit: William Warby Shelia: Joe, can you explain what […]
Motorists Vote 2020 Ballot Initiatives: NMA E-Newsletter #612
October 5, 2020 • 0 Comments • Car Care, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, Search Warrant, Voting
The November 3rd election day is a month away, and mail-in voting has already begun in many states. If you have not cast your ballot yet, be sure to consider motorists’ rights issues in your decisions on which candidates and issues to support. Check out the NMA’s Motorists Vote 2020 Guide (a slideshow with a […]
Police Drones Take Off—What is the Impact for Motorists?
• September 21, 2020 • 0 Comments • ACLU, Automated Traffic Enforcement, DRONES, Facial Recognition, LEGISLATION, Policing for Profit, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #485. If you would like to receive the NMA E-Newsletter on a weekly basis, join the National Motorists Association today! Traffic stops are often one of the most dangerous situations for law enforcement (not to mention for motorists as many recent events have proven). The unknown […]
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