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Re:If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare by scott_w on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @12:09PM (#37407162)
In the UK it’s illegal to touch your phone while driving (with some exceptions around hands free kits and payments). Even for things that are legal, the Highway Code is clear that you do not touch your radio while driving. I’d presume it would take a dim view of playing with other non-critical functions.

So no, just because it’s on your wheel, that doesn’t make it “safe.”

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Re:If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare by Engineering-MD on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @12:37PM (#37407555)
It’s illegal to hold not touch. It is specifically legal to use your phone (in a safe manner) in say a wind screen mount [0].

[0] https://www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-driving-the-law

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Re:If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare by scott_w on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @01:52PM (#37408560)
That’s why I mentioned hands free.
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Re:If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare by Engineering-MD on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @02:05PM (#37408747)
My clarification was in regards to the word touch, as it has very different implications to hold.
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