North Dakota  North Dakota does the right thing  Submitted by
acohill on Wed, 04/13/2005 - 14:12   Police, insurance
companies, and some lawmakers in other areas have wanted
unrestricted access to the boxes, without needing a search
warrant or the permission of the owner. The boxes typically
store the last several minutes of vehicle data, including speed,
braking, and acceleration. It can be damning evidence in the
case of an accident, and some insurance companies have tried to
make unrestricted access a condition for getting insurance.  In
other words, the insurance companies want to use the data in the
boxes to incriminate the owners (and thereby potentially avoid
paying insurance claims). You'd think the issue is clear enough
--we are not required to incriminate ourselves. But as
technology often does, it opens up new ways to doing things,
both for good and bad. The North Dakota legislature is to be
commended for getting this one right, straight out of the gate.
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