Thank you for writing to support the "Driver Privacy Act." I appreciate the time you took to write, and I welcome the opportunity to respond.
As you may know, on January 14, 2014, Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced the "Driver Privacy Act" (S. 1925), which would ensure that any data retrieved from passenger motor vehicle event data recorders is the property of the owner or lessee of the vehicle. It would also prohibit any person other than the owner or lessee of the vehicle to access the data unless he or she has court authorization, consent from the owner or lessee, or a need to facilitate an emergency medical response or research on traffic safety. S. 1925 has been referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, of which I am not a member.
I understand that you support this bill because you are in favor of giving owners and lessees control over the data gathered by vehicle event data recorders, and you would like to extend this protection to motorcycles. Please know that I have made careful note of your comments, and I will be sure to keep them in mind should S. 1925 or related legislation come before me for consideration in the Senate.
Again, thank you for writing. If you have any further questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 224-3841, or visit my website at
http://feinstein.senate.gov. Best regards.
Sincerely yours,
Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator
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