Time was when you could tune up your car with a few simple tools, a Chilton’s manual and some elbow grease. Not anymore. Today you almost need an IT degree just to pop the hood. And there’s a good reason for that. Modern vehicles incorporate complicated computers, electronic control units and multiple sensor arrays that […]
11 Alerts From the BLACK BOX Tag
NMA E-Newsletter #327: Did You Know Your Car is Copyright Protected?
April 19, 2015 • BLACK BOX, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, EVENT DATA RECORDER, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology
NMA E-Newsletter #270: Dash Cams—A Double-Edged Sword
March 16, 2014 • BLACK BOX, CELL PHONE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, GPS TRACKING, ILLEGAL SEARCH, ILLINOIS, INSURANCE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP, VIDEOTAPING
We talk a lot here about how evolving technology can work for you or against you. A perfect example is the use of cell phones to record police activity during traffic stops. Even though you may be within your rights to record police, they may not see it that way, which can lead to no […]
NMA E-Newsletter #185: Are You a Digital Bigfoot?
July 29, 2012 • BLACK BOX, CELL PHONE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GPS TRACKING, NEVADA, NEWSLETTER, PENNSYLVANIA, PRIVACY, SEAT BELT, SOCIAL NETWORKING, Technology
There’s no escaping it. You leave a digital footprint everywhere you go. And it tells a lot about you: where you’ve been, what you’ve been doing—even your state of mind.We’ve discussed some of these digital trackers already. Cell phone records can…
NMA E-Newsletter #171: Black Box Data—A Cautionary Tale
April 15, 2012 • BLACK BOX, CELL PHONE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, EVENT DATA RECORDER, GPS TRACKING, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY
Imagine being in a two-car accident that not only totaled your vehicle, but also made you uninsurable at any sort of reasonable cost because the blame for the collision was placed squarely on your sore shoulders. Nothing too unusual about that, ri…
NMA E-Newsletter #167: Members Weigh In on Pay as You Drive Auto Insurance
March 18, 2012 • BLACK BOX, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, GPS TRACKING, INSURANCE, LICENSE, NEWSLETTER, PAYD, PRIVACY, SPEED CAMERA
NMA members are never shy about sharing their opinions. Our recent E-newsletter on Pay as You Drive (PAYD) auto insurance (#165: The Trade-Offs of “Pay as You Drive” Auto Insurance), spurred many to respond with their own thoughtful and provocativ…
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