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Man at steering wheel checking messages on smart phone while driving car on road.
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Who among us has not tried during the pandemic to conceal the background of our home offices during a Zoom call for work— lest we reveal a messy bedroom, or get ragged on by RoomRater?

For Republican state Sen. Andrew Brenner of Ohio, the green screen betrayed him during a video call this week, making it clear he was driving a car even though his background image showed what looked like a home office. That wouldn’t have been a big deal except it was the same day that Ohio’s legislature was considering a bill that would have toughened the state’s rules on driving while using an electronic device.

One could argue that a video call might be a significant distraction while driving.

Brenner told the Columbus Dispatch he was parked for most…

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Source: TheVerge