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Tell me this is not some Big Brother type technology. New speed cameras trap motorists from space Just the implication of this kind of use of technology is frightening. If they can track cars this way, how long until they can track individuals? I dont believe the powers that be will not use technology like this if it available.
I've seen this – as well as the police UAVs orbiting over the high crime portions of a city. Kind of disturbing
I've seen this - as well as the police UAVs orbiting over the high crime portions of a city. Kind of disturbing
More than kind of I think. I worry that control over everyday actions is creeping up on us. Power is intoxicating and those that have it always want more. It flies even better if they can use the "enhancing security" logic when selling us their snake oil. Everybody wants safer streets right? I am convinced that if they had a surefire way to mentally adjust "criminals" they would try to get it allowed. The problem then would be what a "criminal" is defined as, there are plenty of laws on the books that the average person does not know about, that is why one illegal act can get 10-20 separate charges.
I've seen this - as well as the police UAVs orbiting over the high crime portions of a city. Kind of disturbing
More than kind of I think. I worry that control over everyday actions is creeping up on us. Power is intoxicating and those that have it always want more. It flies even better if they can use the "enhancing security" logic when selling us their snake oil. Everybody wants safer streets right? I am convinced that if they had a surefire way to mentally adjust "criminals" they would try to get it allowed. The problem then would be what a "criminal" is defined as, there are plenty of laws on the books that the average person does not know about, that is why one illegal act can get 10-20 separate charges.
I have just found out that my car has a computer which tracks my speed, whether my seat belts are beingused as well as some other things I have not yet ferreted out. My insurance company-State/Farm canget this information from the computer in case there was an accident. What would happen if I was going 10 miles over the speed limit--technically breaking the law? Would they then be able to deny paying for anydamages as I was in a state of "disobedience"?I am also advised that companies and some people have fitted their automobiles with GPS devices so thatthey can keep track of not only the speed of the vehicle when driven by employees or family members, but also where they have been or where they are at any given moment. Oh what a horrid thing!Would not the law enforcement community want these devices in every car thus cutting down on theft andhaving the ability to issue citations without the necessity of hiring officers to catch speeders?Lord Acton's commentary about power seems apt here.
... What would happen if I was going 10 miles over the speed limit--technically breaking the law? Would they then be able to deny paying for any damages as I was in a state of "disobedience"?
My Spidey sense says, yes.
I am also advised that companies and some people have fitted their automobiles with GPS devices so that they can keep track of not only the speed of the vehicle when driven by employees or family members, but also where they have been or where they are at any given moment. Oh what a horrid thing!
Trucking companies have been doing this for awhile, I believe.
Would not the law enforcement community want these devices in every car thus cutting down on theft and having the ability to issue citations without the necessity of hiring officers to catch speeders?
Onstar (c) will get you a discount because it is easy to track the car if stolen; however, I see too many Constitutional hurdles to get 100% compliance, for something like this, anytime soon (I hope I do at least).
Lord Acton's commentary about power seems apt here.
Absolutely.
This, Hacker Disables More Than 100 Cars Remotely, is a possible consequence of this kind of technology. The big question is, what would happen if the police had this kind of technology and could say use it to disable a suspect's car? It would be an obvious crime-fighting tool but who decides when it can be used? It is the old question about who watches the watchmen? It all essentially boils down to how much we trust the government doesn't it?
Smile you're being tracked !http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13145562
