Once celebrated, it has become a point of contention for some Republicans worried about potential intrusions on privacy from new technology used in millions of American households.
After it passed in November,said the provision gives the Department of Transportation so much latitude in developing and implementing the technology that we could end up with a “privacy disaster.”
Albert Fox Cahn, founder and executive director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project watchdog group, and Nina Loshkajian, one of the group’s law fellows,that “not only is this sort of surveillance mandate invasive, biased and ultimately unconstitutional; it won’t work.” But for people like Fairview resident Steve Mason, who’s volunteered with MADD since his son, Chris, died in a drunken driving accident in 2005, privacy concerns are just an obstacle that can and should be overcome to get the prevention tech into cars.
Mason said when he first saw that Rounds, Cornyn and Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., had introduced legislation to repeal the provision, it “made [his] blood boil.”“You just cannot fathom the impact that it has had on our family and all the other families,” he said.in drunken driving accidents on Texas roads, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. On average, one person dies every 7 hours and 57 minutes in Texas because of a DUI-alcohol-related traffic crash.
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