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Another Tool for Big Brother
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| 7.3.03
| Associated Press
Posted on 07/03/2003 8:39:54 AM PDT by freepatriot32
Edited on 06/29/2004 7:09:55 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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WASHINGTON -- Police can envision limited domestic uses for an urban surveillance system the Pentagon is developing but doubt they could use the full system which is designed to track and analyze the movement of every vehicle in a city.
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To: freepatriot32
I wonder which of my cars would arouse the most suspicions? My Porsche Carrera, my 1982 Volvo 240 DL, or my 1996 Plymouth mini van.......
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posted on
07/03/2003 8:53:31 AM PDT
by
buffyt
(Can you say President Hillary, the Hildabeast, Mistress of ALL Darkness? Me Neither!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: freepatriot32
Old news. I worked on this system for GM back in 1998. I believe that it is currently implemented in some of the upper price models. Sorry for the news.
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posted on
07/03/2003 8:56:35 AM PDT
by
vannrox
(The Preamble to the Bill of Rights - without it, our Bill of Rights is meaningless!)
To: buffyt
I believe current satellite technology is sufficient to identify my '76 PowerWagon by the smoke plume.
;^)
To: headsonpikes
They might make me get rid of my van, I think it might not pass current emission standards....
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posted on
07/03/2003 9:17:22 AM PDT
by
buffyt
(Can you say President Hillary, the Hildabeast, Mistress of ALL Darkness? Me Neither!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: OnTheDress
So now your thread got pulled - Admin's got no sensayuma today!
(But I wasn't kidding - it can be done)
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posted on
07/03/2003 11:58:13 AM PDT
by
Redbob
To: buffyt
There's always a way to make it pass:
hydrocarbons too high? Disconnect the wire from one fuel injector, and you've got a fresh-air pump in that cylinder!
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posted on
07/03/2003 12:00:16 PM PDT
by
Redbob
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