Transponders would work, but it’s simple to just turn it off. That wouldn’t work too well, unless they use solar power for it.
You could cut the wire to the solar panel and throw the whole mess overboard and nobody would be the wiser. Sorry, this one just won’t fly.
The more I think, the sillier this gets - Al Queda buys (or steals) a used Cigarette boat, capable of travelling at 80mph. Leave the transponder in the boat and keep it on. When you get right next to the nuclear power plant, trigger the explosives. Nobody will know to stop you until the last few seconds and then it’s too late, transponder or no.
We’re losing a lot of freedom through proposals like this and yet I don’t think they add to security significantly, if at all. I find it appalling that this kind of thing is even being proposed.
(Also see my #4).
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Transponders would work, but it’s simple to just turn it off. That wouldn’t work too well, unless they use solar power for it.”
Since the drug runners do alot of their movement of product in the middle of the night, solar power would be just wonderful.
This is just another bad idea cloaked inside the idea of “keeping you safe”.
Use your own brain and watch out for yourself. We don’t need another layer of bureacracy, IMO. Then they will have to hire lots of people to “patrol” and check for licenses.