Because the cop has access to private computer networks that store your private information. If this info is stored right on your tag it's available to anyone who takes the time to figure out how to access it.
Also I know personally I do have a problem with the black box on a lot of cars now. People's warranties are invalidated and work not done by large companies trying to save money because some guy's foot might get a little heavy sometimes? It's ridiculous. I mean the whole warranty war with the manufacturers has gotten so bad that Mitsubishi actually scanned forums to find people that were racing their EVO VIIIs so they didn't have to do warranty work, and Subaru offers track days for WRX and WRX STi owners and then tells them they won't cover the work if you have raced the car at all. I mean these are performance cars sold to the tuner market. Larry C. Lyons wrote: > The rules in this area is that the bar code passes have to be > displayed on a certain window of the car. The RFID versions just have > to be in the car. But seriously, what's the problem? Most cars now > have black box systems that continuously record data. I have yet to > hear anyone complaining about these systems. > > Driving, unless on your own private road, is still a public activity. > I see no difference between this and the police cruiser with the cop > calling in your licence plate. > > larry > > On 8/9/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>Larry wrote: >>>What's the difference between this and a smartpass? >>> >> >> A smartpass in only needed on toll roads, correct? This would be on all >> roads. >> >>Overall I'm not so opposed to VID numbers, i.e., license plates, but >>building infrastructure that relys on these chips seems stupid as it >>would be easily hackable. I dunno though - have SmartPasses had this >>problem? If not, why? >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168541 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
