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Fed to Mandate that Cars “Broadcast Speed and Location Data” Promise Not to Use it Against You
free thought project ^ | July 3, 2015 | Justin Gardner

Posted on 07/04/2015 2:18:46 PM PDT by upchuck

Federal government is currently crafting a mandate that would require all new vehicles to “talk” to each other continuously. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to submit their proposed “connected car” rule by the end of this year.

Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology has been developed by top automakers over the past decade and is ready for commercialization. It uses a combination of Wi-Fi, GPS data, and sensor data collected by the vehicle to transmit a signal on speed and position 10 times a second.

Like so many technologies, V2V is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it has great potential to reduce car crashes, which claim 37,000 lives a year in the U.S. It also means that your driving data will be broadcast openly, making it easy for interested parties to intercept this information.

“V2V ups privacy concerns because it essentially broadcasts a vehicle’s location and speed, as well as some information about where a vehicle has been previously, to anyone within range. And while Department of Transportation officials told the GAO that “V2V communication security system would contain multiple technical, physical, and organizational controls to minimize privacy risks—including the risk of vehicle tracking by individuals and government or commercial entities,” regulating who can use V2V data and for what would fall outside the Department of Transportation’s span of control. It would essentially require legislation by Congress.”

Considering the mass surveillance being carried out by the National Security Agency and other agencies, it is highly unlikely that authorities would ignore this potent source of information. Local governments could use the data to track those they consider “bad actors.”


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Here we go again. Get your V2V-free vehicle now.
1 posted on 07/04/2015 2:18:46 PM PDT by upchuck
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To: upchuck

Michael Hastings writ large.


2 posted on 07/04/2015 2:19:50 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("One man with a gun can control a hundred without one." -- Vladimir Lenin)
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To: upchuck

What could possibly go wrong?


3 posted on 07/04/2015 2:20:58 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: upchuck
In a word -



No.

4 posted on 07/04/2015 2:22:22 PM PDT by shibumi ("Cover it with gas and set it on fire.")
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To: upchuck

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


5 posted on 07/04/2015 2:22:22 PM PDT by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: upchuck

They testing with cars before the mandatory human chip implants are implemented.

Big Brother is a few years late.


6 posted on 07/04/2015 2:24:15 PM PDT by Senator_Blutarski
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To: GraceG

So criminals will know you aren’t home but traveling. How convenient for the criminal illegal alien invaders. The government losers will know where you are at any moment. How convenient for the fascists.


7 posted on 07/04/2015 2:24:18 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: upchuck

One more reason why my nine year old car is well taken care of and sitting in the garage looking like new.


8 posted on 07/04/2015 2:24:24 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
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To: upchuck

Doesn’t General Motors market this system as Onstar?


10 posted on 07/04/2015 2:25:32 PM PDT by Senator_Blutarski
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To: upchuck

The railroads have thrown hundreds of $ millions at a similar project. It doesn’t work.


11 posted on 07/04/2015 2:26:56 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: upchuck
Computers? We don need no steenking computers!


12 posted on 07/04/2015 2:27:14 PM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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13 posted on 07/04/2015 2:29:02 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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Fed to Mandate that Cars “Broadcast Speed and Location Data” Promise Not to Use it Against You
"If you like your health plan, you can keep your health plan."
14 posted on 07/04/2015 2:29:58 PM PDT by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: rockrr
Sales up at Barrett Jackson!😊
15 posted on 07/04/2015 2:32:12 PM PDT by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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To: upchuck

Your Social Security Number won’t be used for identification.

Failure to wear a seatbelt will never be a primary offense.


16 posted on 07/04/2015 2:35:29 PM PDT by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the and breadth of "ignorance. individual be those who don't.)
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Geez, if they could sync this with posted speed limits, they could just mail (email) you the fines or shut your vehicle down until they are paid.

Maybe they could put speed controls on your car and you’d never speed again.


17 posted on 07/04/2015 2:35:36 PM PDT by umgud (When under attack, victims want 2 things; God & a gun)
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To: rockrr

Yup! I’ll be driving the ‘32 coupe more. My 2001 is in great shape too.


18 posted on 07/04/2015 2:36:54 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: upchuck

tbh I’m not against this. It would be very difficult for a criminal to use this to know if you’re not home. I’m not sure that the protocols even allow for knowing the specific vehicle. This is about reducing crashes and improving traffic efficiency.

If you like sitting at red lights when nobody is coming on the green light then fine but I personally would rather have those days (accumulative minutes) of my life back.

OnStar is not so different in terms of being able to track you.


19 posted on 07/04/2015 2:38:06 PM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing consequences of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: upchuck

The check is in the mail, yes, I’ll respect you in the morning, no I won’t c.........


20 posted on 07/04/2015 2:39:37 PM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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