JelloBrains

Just a reminder this is coming to the entire US if you don’t call and demand your Senators block it, as just this week the House passed the KIDS Act.

The Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act (H.R. 7757) is a bipartisan legislative package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 29, 2026, designed to protect minors online through age verification, parental controls, and platform accountability.

They have a whole division for pushing HOA’s to partner with them and “keep the places you call home safe.” So it’s not even just Governments you need to wonder about, HOA’s can just install them. So if you can’t find anything in Government documents, it’s entirely possible a nearby HOA did it.

Flock Safety’s HOA security cameras help deter and solve crime, protect residents, and build trust with 24/7 tech that works with law enforcement to keep your neighborhood safe and connected.

Optional law enforcement access gives your board confidence with faster response times and alerts for known threats—while keeping full control in your community’s hands

Flock Safety’s solar-powered, LTE-connected neighborhood camera solutions install anywhere—no wiring, no utility bills, no IT headaches. We handle setup, maintenance, and support.

That’s some of the sales pitch on their site about why HOA’s should get them.

This or similar is coming to every vehicle sold in the United States, Congress mandated passive monitoring for impaired driving in 2021, and didn’t stop the funding of it this year, and that means NHTSA is supposed to issue a rule and this will go into affect in 2027 and probably be fully implemented a few years after the rule is issued.

The silver lining I guess, unless they change the law, is that a mechanic, dealer, or manufacturer may not disable a “safety” feature as mandated by US law/NHTSA rule, but the person that owns the vehicle can. I look forward to the internet finding out how to do this appropriately, I don’t want any future car I might get monitoring and selling my data to the highest bidder, or Lexis Nexis. The catch here is that automakers are likely to claim it’s a software thing and that the DMCA anti-circumvention rules apply… at which point, I’d argue just buy a decent old car and learn how to keep it going whether by working on it yourself or saving up to take it to somebody.