[AtomicLabMonkey]

This spying crap is just going to get worse. In the forseeable future insurance companies will give "safe-driver"-like discounts to people who let them download/monitor their driving habits from data recorders... then after time has passed, and people have gotten used to the idea & the privacy outcries have stopped, they'll make it mandatory if you want insurance at all. And if you live in a state like california, where insurance is mandatory if you want to register a car, you'll have no choice but to have big brother watching you every time you start your car.