Building better roads apparently raises privacy concerns
Hidden in the small print of the Senate's $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill is a national test programme that would allow the government to collect drivers' data to charge them per-mile travel fees.
The new revenue would help finance the Highway Trust Fund, which currently depends mostly on fuel taxes to support roads and mass transit across the country. Under the proposal, the government would collect information about the miles that drivers travel from smartphone apps, another on-board device, automakers, insurance companies, gas stations, or other means. For now, the initiative would only be a test effort -- the government would solicit volunteers who drive commercial and passenger vehicles -- but the idea still raises concerns about the government tracking people's confidential data.
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US infrastructure bill allows government to collect data
9th August 2021, 06:41
US infrastructure bill allows government to collect data 
