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06-23-2017, 05:11 AM
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Public service an**uncements are great for a shock factor but don't do much to deter texting while driving (https://www.popsugar.com/tech/Text-Drive-Ad-41305655). And considering people could be doing more than just texting - like taking a Snapchat or posting to Instagram -آ*we clearly need a much stricter policy in place. Enter the "Textalyzer," a device that could let police see if you were using your phone while driving after a car crash.
The Textalyzer, made by the company Cellebrite (http://www.cellebrite.com/), is a device that plugs into your phone via a cord. After a crash, it could then show a police ******r what apps were open on your phone (http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/04/27/525729013/textalyzer-aims-to-curb-distracted-driving-but-what-about-privacy) and if you swiped or tapped. "For example, if it was a WhatsApp message or a call, it will indicate what the source was, the time stamp, and then what the direction of the communication was - so if it was an outgoing call versus an incoming call," Lee Papathanasiou, an engineer at the company, told NPR.
States like New York are pushing through a bill that would let police use the Textalyzer (https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/S2306); New Jersey and Tennessee are considering a similar bill as well. Some people want it to pass so that texting while driving can be treated just as seriously (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/science/driving-texting-safety-textalyzer.html) as drunk driving. "It's dangerous, devastating, crippling, and it's a killer, and still socially acceptable," Candace Lightner, the founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, said to The New York Times.
While Cellebrite says the device can't download a phone's content, privacy advocates are concerned. "Distracted driving is a serious concern, but this bill gives police power to take and search our phones after almost every fender-bender," Rashida Richardson, legislative counsel for the New York Civil Liberties Union, told NPR.
According to the Department of Transportation, 3,196 fatal crashes in the US that happened in 2015 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/812_381_distracteddriving2015.pdf) were due to distracted driving. Though the Textalyzer would prove useful (and would probably scare drivers into staying off their phones, k**wing they could be subject to search after a crash), it begs an important question: why can't drivers just stay off their phones while driving?
If the bill in New York fails to pass, there might be a**ther way to keep drivers off their phones. Apple recently an**unced a Do **t Disturb While Driving feature (https://www.popsugar.com/news/iOS-11-Details-43604241) coming in iOS 11 that would prevent **tifications coming through. Instead, anyone who calls or texts you would receive a message that you're currently driving. It would only be available on iPhones, but at least it's a start to curb this dangerous practice.
أكثر... (https://www.popsugar.com/news/How-Does-Textalyzer-Work-43670158)
Public service an**uncements are great for a shock factor but don't do much to deter texting while driving (https://www.popsugar.com/tech/Text-Drive-Ad-41305655). And considering people could be doing more than just texting - like taking a Snapchat or posting to Instagram -آ*we clearly need a much stricter policy in place. Enter the "Textalyzer," a device that could let police see if you were using your phone while driving after a car crash.
The Textalyzer, made by the company Cellebrite (http://www.cellebrite.com/), is a device that plugs into your phone via a cord. After a crash, it could then show a police ******r what apps were open on your phone (http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/04/27/525729013/textalyzer-aims-to-curb-distracted-driving-but-what-about-privacy) and if you swiped or tapped. "For example, if it was a WhatsApp message or a call, it will indicate what the source was, the time stamp, and then what the direction of the communication was - so if it was an outgoing call versus an incoming call," Lee Papathanasiou, an engineer at the company, told NPR.
States like New York are pushing through a bill that would let police use the Textalyzer (https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/S2306); New Jersey and Tennessee are considering a similar bill as well. Some people want it to pass so that texting while driving can be treated just as seriously (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/science/driving-texting-safety-textalyzer.html) as drunk driving. "It's dangerous, devastating, crippling, and it's a killer, and still socially acceptable," Candace Lightner, the founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, said to The New York Times.
While Cellebrite says the device can't download a phone's content, privacy advocates are concerned. "Distracted driving is a serious concern, but this bill gives police power to take and search our phones after almost every fender-bender," Rashida Richardson, legislative counsel for the New York Civil Liberties Union, told NPR.
According to the Department of Transportation, 3,196 fatal crashes in the US that happened in 2015 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/812_381_distracteddriving2015.pdf) were due to distracted driving. Though the Textalyzer would prove useful (and would probably scare drivers into staying off their phones, k**wing they could be subject to search after a crash), it begs an important question: why can't drivers just stay off their phones while driving?
If the bill in New York fails to pass, there might be a**ther way to keep drivers off their phones. Apple recently an**unced a Do **t Disturb While Driving feature (https://www.popsugar.com/news/iOS-11-Details-43604241) coming in iOS 11 that would prevent **tifications coming through. Instead, anyone who calls or texts you would receive a message that you're currently driving. It would only be available on iPhones, but at least it's a start to curb this dangerous practice.
أكثر... (https://www.popsugar.com/news/How-Does-Textalyzer-Work-43670158)