# Dataloggers are likely to become standard

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [December 11, 2012, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dataloggers-are-likely-to-become-standard/265723 "2012-12-11T09:59:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dataloggers-are-likely-to-become-standard/265723/4 "2012-12-11T13:30:17Z")

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> [@your thoughts on this article(U.S. collapse)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/your-thoughts-on-this-article-u-s-collapse/51041/63):
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> Since I own it, I can also destroy it.

Bingo. If we do in fact own, we should be provided access to it, whether it be through an OBD cable or something. Also, I feel that this data should be automatically deleting itself every so many hours, unless it recorded an impact.

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