Our hero finds a way to escape, of course!
Posted on 05/21/2022 4:22:28 AM PDT by MtnClimber
President Joe Biden recently signed a law mandating (persondating?) that all new vehicles sold after 2026 must be equipped with electronic “kill switches.” These switches could conceivably be used by government officials—or hackers—to seize control of one’s car without permission or oversight.
Oddly enough, the law was essentially hidden inside of the administration’s LGBTQ-friendly $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that was passed late last year.
The “kill switch law” would potentially allow law enforcement to shut one’s car off remotely, and also to track the car’s metrics, location, and possibly even passenger load. The mandate was included under the pretext of helping to cut down on drunk driving while also preventing high-speed chases from occurring.
Such backdoor kill switches work through cars being continuously connected to wireless networks. Many, if not most, new cars (and virtually all electric cars) already come standard with wireless capability. Indeed, General Motors pioneered in-car (internet) connectivity more than a decade ago.
It is possible that the law could be challenged or repealed by a future federal government, as privacy issues with the mandate are glaring and obvious.
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What could go wrong with that?
We’re the government.
It’s for your own good.
Yeah, we knew this was coming from the moment a car became its own rolling wireless LAN. It’s just too logical.
I thought autos already had this. I swear some of my old cars died as soon as my last car payment cleared.
Democrat candidates should be asked if they will support a law repealing this infringement of freedom. Ask each to go on-record.
Auto companies love these mandates.
They comply and get to charge what they want for the extra stuff to a captive consumer.
Years ago, discussions of vehicle remote control and mysterious crashes preceded by uncontrollable acceleration, resulting in death of Clinton whistle-blowers, was “debunked” as conspiracy theory.
I was thinking
What could possibly go wrong? 🤔
Could be interesting when your car suddenly dies in 75mph rush hour traffic..
To trust in government is to trust in God, for one will need God’s grace to survive.
And how would this be limited to LE?
If LE could do this, why couldn’t bad guys?
Someone will have a video on how to wire around it within a year.
Noting that the two aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive...
What if this thing “breaks”?
You think this is bad, think what “smart guns” are about. It will allow the government to turn off peoples firearms
I will definitely check that out!
Skynet is active.
I predicted that with “self driving” cars the government would gain total control over the individual car and be able to shunt it to the side of the road, stop it and divert it to wherever they want it to go. Obviously such a system would record the car’s location at every moment, plus images of who’s in the car and what they are doing.
They already have set up the cell phone system so they can track individuals, record their movements and conversations. There is no way they will miss the opportunity given them by “driverless’ cars to go full Big Brother on us.
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