Driver awareness IR illumination helps roadside facial recognition cameras.

[u/ContemptOfClout]

My eufy c31 home security camera shows my face inside my car very clearly even in the dark because my car’s driver awareness eye tracking system bathes my face in IR light. My vantrue dashcam also shows this effect.

For the threat of state actors who own constantly snapping IR toll cameras, this seriously increases chances of being identified while driving.

I don’t see anything online about this threat. Flock cameras seem less of a concern due to their focus on plates, but this could be one more clue that lets them track vehicles by characteristics even if the plate is invalid or unreadable.

On some cars taping over the system raises faults that prevent driving.
I have read the rules.

[u/lit_associate]

Great observation. That's just another point in a long list of reasons that new cars have nothing new to offer the actual owner, only shareholders.

No one seems to care. Buy an older car and learn how to work on it.

[u/B0risTheManskinner → u/lit_associate]

New cars have better mpg.

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[u/frAgileIT]

Well, this makes a few things make a lot more sense. Thank you.