You describe physical objects which are manufactured. And BTW, yes, I don't like most modern cars' designs which are partly due to stricter safety / emission

You describe physical objects which are manufactured. And BTW, yes, I don't like most modern cars' designs which are partly due to stricter safety / emission regulations, partly due to trends and and partly due to internalization. For me cars from late 1990s to early 2000s looked significantly better, slimmer, more original and creative. Today's cars look boring, bulky, overaggressively designed (I guess it's partly to squeeze out maximum scores on aerodynamic tests instead of looking better). These things are not necessarily privacy invading, but on the other hand, this electronization of cars is also concerning. I don't drive BTW. As for V-Chips, they are optional to use. A TV may be required to include it, but parents are not required to turn it on. By default, it usually does nothing. Using the parental control is up to the user. V-Chip, by itself, basically has no privacy problem. Smart TVs are another topic. Software is different. It's too flexible, it's too easily copied, it isn't a concrete physical object. IMHO it's the parents' responsibility to handle this problem. Mainstream commercial OSes provide mechanisms for parental control. Why not use them? Why not inform the public about this problem? This dysfunctional law doesn't solve the root problem. Also, the law may become even more extreme and this is one of the first steps from the governments to gain more and more control over people. I personally don't want to live in such controlled "nanny" world.