The objective of transparency and Open Records is to change individual behavior through trust building in one direction and peer pressure in the other. According to this story, transparency of driving behavior increases safety.
The counter argument from the privacy advocates is that transparency is personally invasive and embarrassing. Libertarians would argue that any personal behavior is acceptable as long as the consequences are also personal. It would seem that driving a motor vehicle in an unsafe manner could have consequences far beyond the personal.
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