At no other point in your life are you as controlled by the government than when you drive. I don't see why something like this adds fuel to the fire.
It was a big disaster.....didn't work at all..................
One thing that's been overlooked here. If they can monitor all of the functions the on-board computer handles, they can also TURN IT OFF REMOTELY AT ANY TIME! Speeding? No problem, we'll just turn off your ignition, lock the doors and windows, and the nice officer will come and let you out on your way to jail.
Just in time for Kerry and the Communists to take over politically and employ all these cool new gadgets to make our lives so much better. Damn, that makes me want to do extremely terrible things to liberals everywhere.
For one thing, you could solve a great number of crimes simply by knowing who was where and when.
And I'm not bothered too much by the fact that when I fly my airplane, the feds track me with radar almost continuously. I leave my transponder on all the time so they can, because if I loose my engine, it's a quick thing to punch in 7700 [ident] and they know I've got a serious problem and where I am.
On the other hand. I think it was Franklin who said that citizens seeking to trade liberty for security will get neither. This technology certianly has the ability to limit liberty, and I will resist it because I don't trust governments of any kind. They ALL must be watched.
oh, man, they put one of these things in my brain, but i RIPPED IT OUT!!!