“Most of those proposals rely on GPS technology. And it’s gonna get kind of sticky if they are forced to go and get a search warrant to install every one of them.”
Since the feds own two of the Big 3, they’ll nod-nod, wink-wink mandate factory installation of trackers, which will electrically shock you, or something, should you attempt to remove them.
It will be a "road use" tax.
The fed-gov will know your every move through by-the-mile taxing based on GPS.
And since it is a "tax" issue, all the data must be transmitted to the feds for "accurate billing."
The Federal Highway Administration's highway trust fund is spending much more than they are taking in. NOW the federal utopia geniuses are figuring out the coal powered Government Motors magical flying carpets don't pay ANY fuel tax as they run on electrons, not molecules.
It is the government's own doing because CAFE laws are increasing fuel economy, therefore they and individual States are pushing to enact GPS and cell phone tracked "road usage" taxes by-the-mile.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/18/travel/pay-per-mile-transportation/index.html
http://www.gpsworld.com/gps/news/the-business-mileage-based-road-tax-gets-pumped-6917
It will be just "coincidence" that the system can track your exact location every foot of the way.
I can hear the BS now... "it will not be abused."
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