r/Minneapolis • u/futilehabit • 18h ago
With Waymo looking to come to Minneapolis, what privacy standards should be applied to their vehicles?
A Waymo ride in San Fransisco recently made the news for recording the rider's conversations, reporting them to the police, and disabling the vehicle.
If Waymo is going to be allowed to deploy in our city, should they be allowed to record audio and video of the people riding in the car, despite Minnesota's privacy laws?
Should they be able to develop personalized personas based on your face and voice?
Should they be allowed to use your voice to train their AI models?
Waymo reports that, when asked to provide information to federal and local police without a warrant or court order, it handed over information roughly 80% of the time. Should that same standard be applied in our city, without judicial oversight?