The Washington State Patrol has begun leveraging cellphone data in its fight against speeding on the state’s roads. To many, the approach sounds uncomfortably like government overreach, though officials stress that troopers are not yet using individual phones to issue tickets.
That qualifier offers little comfort to privacy-minded drivers wary of where such methods might lead. The program highlights the growing tension between using data to improve road safety and protecting the public from intrusive surveillance.
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