CFA Supports CA Bill to Protect Privacy of Video Recordings Captured by Cameras in Vehicles
In a letter to the California Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, the Consumer Federation of America stated its support for SB 346, a bill that would build on existing state protections for voice recordings captured by in-vehicle microphones and extend those protections to video recordings captured by in-vehicle cameras. SB 346 would ensure that video recordings, as with voice recordings, cannot be sold or shared to third parties or used in advertising. It would require manufacturers to prominently inform, during the purchase of the vehicle, either the user or operator of the existence of any cameras, and additionally, would prevent manufacturers from embedding these features in a vehicle with the express purpose of allowing law enforcement or investigative officers to monitor communications.
