grotsnot

Mandatory always-on cameras for insurance, insurance which is mandated by law in many places, is terrifying. These devices would necessarily have to phone home constantly and provide another stream of involuntary data for the surveillance state.

I'm all for using dashcams, but the data should not leave the vehicle unless the owner intends it to (or a warrant is issued).

That's the sort of tragedy-of-the-commons style fault that is prohibitively difficult to prove is due to a specific individual. Governments exist to solve such coordination problems.

That's what users pay them for, is it not?

Even when people would be strictly better off accepting a deal, they refuse it if they feel it is unfair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimatum_game