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Post by Toad on Nov 25, 2009 10:41:13 GMT -5
LOL, really send that repo man on a goose chase...
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Post by Tonyterner on Nov 25, 2009 16:45:59 GMT -5
Curt, so I guess you wouldn't mind if your mortgage company installed video cameras in your house to make sure you weren't damaging "their" property. I guess its the libertarian in me that makes me so against being spied on. Apparently from the posts here most people don't care if other people are watching their every move. Personally if I were going to lend money to someone I'd make sure they were very likely to pay it back before they saw one thin dime from me rather than lend money to risky people then track them. But then again I come from practical and stingy Pennsylvania Dutch stock. ;D
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Post by texaswoodie on Nov 25, 2009 17:01:01 GMT -5
Tony, I don't like being "spied on" any more than anyone else. However, it is "their" property until you pay for it. You do not own anything that has a mortage on it.
Curt
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grayfingers
Cave Dweller
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Post by grayfingers on Nov 25, 2009 19:27:28 GMT -5
If your car is equipped with OnStar, you are potentially under surveillance whenever you drive your car. As with most totalitarian devices, it is being introduced with the idea that it will help protect people. From WIKI;
Critics raise questions about whether police or others could make use of OnStar's tracking, whether legally or illegally, for surveillance or stalking. Privacy advocates worry that innocent citizens may be hassled by the authorities due to false alarms.
"The Truth About Cars" wrote that "OnStar's computer knows where you were, when you were there, and how fast you went. It knows if and when you applied the brakes, if and when the air bags deployed, and what speed you were going at the time. It knows if and when your car was serviced. OnStar operators can determine if you have a passenger in the front seat (airbag detection). ... under certain conditions, OnStar can switch on your GM car's microphone remotely and record any and all sounds within the vehicle (i.e. conversations)."
Concerns have also been raised about what could be done with the data collected and stored by a vehicle's MVEDR, which is analogous to the "black box" recorder on airplanes, although an MVEDR is not as sophisticated and does not currently function as a digital audio recorder. For example, privacy advocates worry that auto dealers could use data to suggest that the user engaged in reckless driving and therefore violated the terms of the vehicle’s warranty, or insurance companies could use said data as the basis for denying claims.
Voice-monitoring capability is marketed as OnStar Hands-Free Calling. The use of this type of capability by law enforcement is subject to legal debate and some technical impediments. OnStar maintains that it is unable to "listen to, view, or record the content of calls".However, a 2003 lawsuit revealed that systems such as OnStar can be used for eavesdropping on passenger conversations.
myself,...I was happy with the technology cars had in 1969.
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swordfishmining
off to a rocking start
Member since November 2009
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Post by swordfishmining on Nov 29, 2009 19:10:52 GMT -5
Some researchers in Reno have found another retrovirus like aids that may cause CFS. Just make up a test for it and off we go. I should have gotten it disability while I was working but now I'm doomed to a insuranceless death at the hand of scavengers in some quarry. But I digress. Back to the topic. The brilliant thief is the definite exception to the rule of stupid thieves. Kids today (God, I'm old enough to be using that term.) seem to not think in terms of privacy, or should we say they think and act like there's no tomorrow.
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