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Privacy concerns: In Canada,
Use as evidence in courts: In Canada, usage of such data in court might be considered as an error,
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Although EDR evidence can be valuable in the litigation of traffic-related accidents and incidents, the primary purpose of an EDR is to improve driver safety and not to provide data for accident reconstruction, and courts should consider the limitations of EDR data in determining the cause of traffic accidents.<ref>{{cite web|title=Use of Automobile Black Box Data in Court|url=https://www.expertlaw.com/library/accidents/auto_black_boxes2.html|website=ExpertLaw|access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref>
 
In Canada, usage of such data in court might be considered as an error, without proper evidentiary foundation establishing its reliability, as for with the crash data retrieval software (CDR) that interpreted the EDR<ref>https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/litigation/no-privacy-breach-in-warrantless-seizure-of-data-recorder-after-car-crash-sask-court-of-appeal/368692</ref>.
 
==Notable incidents==