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'Kill switch' law means your next car could be watching you | A federal requirement aimed at stopping drunken driving could soon put driver-monitoring technology in every new vehicle. The goal is saving lives, but the privacy trade-offs deserve closer scrutiny


Unless Congress hits the brakes soon, an impending regulation could require all new cars to monitor behavior and whether you're too impaired to drive.

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