Just damn.
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Oh joy.
Paranoid ravings. What exactly is there they can put in your car that would know you've got a crack in your windshield and it's getting bigger?!
The problem with the conspiracy crowd is they always throw in some oddball obviously impossible piece of hyperbole that calls into question the entire article. Almost like they were purposely trying to discredit the conspiracy crowd.
Fear not. You'll get used to it. You always have and you always will.
They shouldn't be allowed to archive the data for more than 1 week, without a crime being committed, and the data has to be locked and inaccessible without a subpoena.
The tracking device should use GPS tracking data to turn itself on and off, so it is only on when operating on public roads.
Better yet, don't install them.
Um, no thank you or do I get a choice.
Just damn.
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yeah, and then we're gonna reinstate Prohibition.
*sips beer*
No. Seriously. A little tin foil over the antenna, and like magic, you're Stealth!
Sure, just like the SSN, THAT hasn't been abused at all. I smell a giant camel turd!
um...so how are they going to get this device on a car that doesn't have one ?
This is why I am preparing to drive a 1954 willys wagon....I can fix it myself and no one knows where I've been.
Maybe old cars will be worth a premium.
Goal: Achieve nationwide deployment of a communications infrastructure on the roadways and in all production vehicles and to enable a number of key safety and operational services that would take advantage of this capability.Approach: This initiative builds on the research and operational tests conducted under the Department's Intelligent Vehicle Initiative. Vehicle manufacturers would install the technology in all new vehicles, beginning at a particular model year, to achieve the safety and mobility benefits while, at the same time, the federal/state/local transportation agencies would facilitate installation of the roadside communications infrastructure. Vehicles would serve as data collectors, transmitting traffic and road condition information from every major road within the transportation network. Access to this information will allow transportation agencies to implement active strategies to relieve congestion. In addition to these direct benefits to the traveling public and the operators of the transportation network, the automotive companies view VII as an opportunity to develop new businesses to serve their customers. To determine the feasibility and an implementation strategy, a three-party consortium has been formed consisting of the seven vehicle manufacturers involved in the IVI, AASHTO and ten State departments of transportation and the USDOT
Tracking every vehicle: What's the difference in this, and On-Star?
Illegal Aliens
Billions of $$ in wasted taxpayer money
Nuclear secrets from Los Alamos
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I'll be damned if they're gonna shove a GPS tracking gizmo up my tailpipe.
It'll never work.
There are too many geeks out there who would figure out how to ratf--k it, probably with very little effort.
"its purpose is to "use advanced technology to improve the efficiency and safety of our nation's surface transportation system." "
Riiight, [wink], always stealing liberty under the guise of helping the people.
While it might sound nifty to know that a traffic accident just happened 5 miles ahead (airbag deploy detector transmits to nearest roadside traffic sensor, which notifies State Patrol and alerts on-comming traffic via the same roadside sensor/transmitters), the likelyhood of this technology CAUSING as many problems as it solves seems to escape everyone's attention.
So what happens when 5000 cars decide to exit a freeway just because one lane is blocked ahead? What does that do to the local surface streets? How many additional accidents are caused?
What happens when joe hacker breaks into the system and decides to shut down each engine that passes a certain transmitter, or alerts police to accidents that don't exist while banks are robbed elsewhere?
How many private citizend will have to be jailed for disconnecting these privacy invading devices the minute they drive off the dealers lot?
The benifits are oversold, new risks are overlooked (did anyone predict airbags would kill kids, or allow death-wish driving?).
The promise will be that this is the first step toward self driving cars - hop in, key in your destination and watch a movie while the car drives you there. The reality will be something totally different.
To error is human. To really F**K things up, you need a computer.
