New legislation proposed in New York could compel drivers of vehicles involved in accidents to submit their phone for testing with a "textalyzer" — technology that can tell whether the phone was in use prior to or during the crash. If approved, the test could be administered on the side of the road like to the Breathalyzers currently used to check a driver's blood-alcohol level, ostensibly indicating whether someone could have been driving distracted.
'Textalyzers' won't be able to check phone records
Israeli firm Cellebrite, recently linked with the FBI's successful attempt to unlock the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, is one company currently working on devices that would make such testing possible. The firm already has technology...
via The Verge
