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I also think dashboard cameras, Russian style, would help in documenting accidents and curbing aggressive and substandard drivers. As a automotive commuter I'd gladly send videos of the dangerous crap that nearly kills me daily to a central insurance agency.

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You can buy a dashboard camera now (example: http://www.amazon.com/DashBoard-Camera-Vehicle-Accident-Reco...) for your own protection if you'd like. They aren't widely used in the US though, you are right.

Yup. There is a lot of benefit to be gained from all of these sensors - both societal and personal. It gives us the tools that we need to manage our lives better, and to make better informed decisions. There is no way that we are going to turn down these benefits.

However, the security services of the US, Russia, China, India, and various European nations will also get this data, as will assorted criminal organizations.

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