It will soon be mandatory for trucks in B.C. to have dashcams (globalnews.ca)

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[-] 007ace@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 weeks ago

The specifics for pipa need to be followed. Video needs to be stored internally and securely. Not on the cloud in another country. The only people with access need to be defined. There should be no audio or video in the cab etc.

[-] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 15 points 2 weeks ago

The bill covers only outward-facing cameras, not cameras inside the cab, addressing privacy concerns raised in committee.

Here's the bill (emphasis added).

"dashboard camera" means a recording device that is capable of continuously recording the view of the road in front of a commercial vehicle through the commercial vehicle's front windshield at all times when the commercial vehicle is operating, and meets the following criteria:

(a) retains at least 72 hours of recording;

(b) records at a minimum video format of high-definition video at a resolution of 1080p;

(c) has night vision capability;

(d) records at the manufacturer's default settings on the device's local storage;.

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Any recording made by a dashboard camera must be collected, used, disclosed, retained and destroyed in accordance with all applicable privacy and security requirements, including the Personal Information Protection Act.

[-] 007ace@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

The bill as it is written doesn't appear to be a problem. But the implementation needs to be monitored by those affected. A small company can grab a cheap dash cam from Amazon that has all sorts of capabilities that extend past what is currently allowed. And those features have a cost that is usually offset by selling data somehow. I found one model that didn't have a mic as a feature, but it was available if a firmware patch was applied.