INTERESTING PRIVACY NEWS from Engadget: “[T]he North Dakota legislature is the first to set a precedent by making the black box data sole property of the vehicle owner. The legislature overwhelmingly approved the bill, which also aims at requiring auto manufacturers to notify owners of the presence of black boxes in their vehicles.”

UPDATE: Reader Dale Wetzel writes:

Engadget’s analysis misses the mark somewhat.

The data is not under the sole control of the vehicle owner, although
the owner does have some say about what is done with it.

The significance of the bill is, the insurance companies can’t use
black-box data against you.

Link to bill:

Link to story about bill:

Hmm. That’s not quite as good, but it’s better than nothing.