Posted on 07/04/2015 2:18:46 PM PDT by upchuck
Federal government is currently crafting a mandate that would require all new vehicles to “talk” to each other continuously. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to submit their proposed “connected car” rule by the end of this year.
Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology has been developed by top automakers over the past decade and is ready for commercialization. It uses a combination of Wi-Fi, GPS data, and sensor data collected by the vehicle to transmit a signal on speed and position 10 times a second.
Like so many technologies, V2V is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it has great potential to reduce car crashes, which claim 37,000 lives a year in the U.S. It also means that your driving data will be broadcast openly, making it easy for interested parties to intercept this information.
“V2V ups privacy concerns because it essentially broadcasts a vehicle’s location and speed, as well as some information about where a vehicle has been previously, to anyone within range. And while Department of Transportation officials told the GAO that “V2V communication security system would contain multiple technical, physical, and organizational controls to minimize privacy risks—including the risk of vehicle tracking by individuals and government or commercial entities,” regulating who can use V2V data and for what would fall outside the Department of Transportation’s span of control. It would essentially require legislation by Congress.”
Considering the mass surveillance being carried out by the National Security Agency and other agencies, it is highly unlikely that authorities would ignore this potent source of information. Local governments could use the data to track those they consider “bad actors.”
Michael Hastings writ large.
What could possibly go wrong?
No.
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They testing with cars before the mandatory human chip implants are implemented.
Big Brother is a few years late.
So criminals will know you aren’t home but traveling. How convenient for the criminal illegal alien invaders. The government losers will know where you are at any moment. How convenient for the fascists.
One more reason why my nine year old car is well taken care of and sitting in the garage looking like new.
Doesn’t General Motors market this system as Onstar?
The railroads have thrown hundreds of $ millions at a similar project. It doesn’t work.
Your Social Security Number won’t be used for identification.
Failure to wear a seatbelt will never be a primary offense.
Geez, if they could sync this with posted speed limits, they could just mail (email) you the fines or shut your vehicle down until they are paid.
Maybe they could put speed controls on your car and you’d never speed again.
Yup! I’ll be driving the ‘32 coupe more. My 2001 is in great shape too.
tbh I’m not against this. It would be very difficult for a criminal to use this to know if you’re not home. I’m not sure that the protocols even allow for knowing the specific vehicle. This is about reducing crashes and improving traffic efficiency.
If you like sitting at red lights when nobody is coming on the green light then fine but I personally would rather have those days (accumulative minutes) of my life back.
OnStar is not so different in terms of being able to track you.
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