How Your Car’s Cameras and Sensors Are the Gateway to a Geofenced Surveillance State . . .

By Patti Johnson - January 26, 2026

I recently stumbled upon Rep. Thomas Massie’s post revealing that his amendment to starve funding for the federal vehicle “kill switch” mandate was defeated by a 268-164 vote in the U.S. House on January 22, 2026. 57 Republicans crossed the aisle and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with nearly every Democrat to keep this creeping surveillance nightmare alive and taxpayer-funded. Rep. Harriet Hageman-R Wyoming supported Massie’s defunding amendment. She said that the kill switch mandate for all new vehicles starting this year was “a massive and likely unconstitutional rule and an invasion of privacy on a greater scale than we are used to seeing from our government”. Thanks to the Rinos our tax dollars will continue to pay for the research and development of the privacy invasive kill switch technology that will be used to monitor us.

Must watch if you’re wondering what the kill switch amendment was going to stop? Trust me, it’s real, my Chevy has self-drive mode. If I glance back at the kids, self-drive mode is disabled. Imagine the government being able to disable the entire car!pic.twitter.com/bShO1TeaIR

— Tudor Dixon (@TudorDixon) January 24, 2026

Rolling Data Centers

In an era where your vehicle is no longer just a mode of transportation but a rolling data center, the kill switch mandate lurking in U.S. law is far more insidious than a simple safety feature. Buried in Section 24220 of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), this requirement for “advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology” in new passenger vehicles is poised to evolve into a tool of total control. With interior cameras and sensors already proliferating in 2025-2026 models from brands like GM, Ford, Tesla, and Hyundai, we’re not just talking about preventing drunk driving – we’re on the cusp of a system that could monitor, judge and restrict your every move. And this isn’t isolated; it’s a puzzle piece in a larger agenda tying into “15-minute smart cities,” where geofencing enforces compliance, mirroring China’s dystopian social credit system. If you think privacy is optional, think again. This is about locking you down one “safety” upgrade at a time. [2]

The Invasion Starts in Your Dashboard: Cameras and Sensors Everywhere

Today’s cars are equipped with an array of interior-facing cameras and infrared sensors that go well beyond basic navigation or entertainment. These Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) and Occupant Monitoring Systems (OMS), found in vehicles like Subaru’s EyeSight, Volvo’s pilot assist and Tesla’s Full Self-Driving, track your eye gaze, head position, blink rate, facial expressions and even vital signs like heart rate or respiration through subtle skin changes. Proponents claim it’s all for safety – alerting you if you’re drowsy or distracted. But these systems collect biometric data, facial geometry, iris patterns and behavioral cues that qualifies as deeply personal under privacy laws like Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which has already sparked lawsuits against automakers like Subaru for unauthorized collection. [3]

Mozilla’s Privacy Not Included report labels modern cars as privacy nightmares, worse than . . .

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