'Car Coach': Privacy Battle Looms Over Black-Box Crash Data

Wednesday, 03 September 2014 07:26 PM EDT ET

Lauren Fix, the "Car Coach" blogger and automotive industry watcher, told "MidPoint" host Ed Berliner on Newsmax TV on Wednesday that U.S. law, effective Sept. 1, requires data-recording black boxes inside all new cars sold in the United States — but doesn't say who owns the data, which includes speed, location, and whether seat belts are in use during a crash.

"Right now it's open to everyone," Fix said.

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Lauren Fix, the "Car Coach" blogger and automotive industry watcher, told "MidPoint" host Ed Berliner on Newsmax TV on Wednesday that U.S. law, effective Sept. 1, requires data-recording black boxes inside all new cars sold in the United States — but doesn't say who . . .
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