[Still Thinking]

I don't like the Big Brotherish aspects of what GM has already done with OnStar. Your car is prebugged so police can listen by asking GM, etc. Presently I think GM demands a warrant but they could change their mind. So many corporations today think they're doing the right thing by waiving the BOR on behalf of a third party and not making the government jump through all the hoops the Constitution requires.

Not that I think they'd actually be interested in anything going on in my car, but I don't think it's healthy to let them get into the habit of doing their jobs without crossing every t and dotting every i. Every little bit of empowerment the government gets in domestic law enforcement is a little less power in our hands. That can't be a good thing.

And then to add insult to injury, I think some of these LoJack type services will not tell the subscriber where the transmitter is but will only tell law enforcement. If I wanted to know at all times where my vehicle was, I think I'd get one of the cell phones whose location you can see on the internet and leave it in the car. Then I am in control of the information and can use it or release it as I see fit.

[Badeye]

‘And then to add insult to injury, I think some of these LoJack type services will not tell the subscriber where the transmitter is but will only tell law enforcement. ‘

If they did tell its customers where the stolen vehicle could be found, within the first 30 days you’d have a vigilante justice situation, and a mega millions lawsuit against the provider of the lo jack system and the info used by the ‘vigilante’.

They’d be out of their minds to give the location to a customer.