Cars are private property and should be held to the same privacy standards as your home.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 12:55 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Found this story interesting > > So I came across this story this morning: > *http://tinyurl.com/2kzj24 > * > Personally I don't think that this violates any 'privacy' issues. I > mean, you are in a vehicle that is outside in the public, driving down > a > highway with other vehicles, and you have windows which means the > inside > of your vehicle can be seen.. I mean, there are laws now that prohibit > someone from viewing sexually explicit movies on the overhead DVD > players in cars now in some states. > * > http://tinyurl.com/7nlol > * > This part says it all: > > "I think those restrictions would apply if the content is located in a > vehicle," said Jeff Matsuura, director of the law and technology > program > at the University of Dayton. "You have effectively moved beyond the > privacy of your own home." > > I totally agree that there should not be any expectation of privacy > when > you are in your vehicle. I know I don't expect any. When I am in my > truck, I know that everyone can see in the front windshield and can see > quite a bit in the front side windows. I do have my back windows tinted > very dark because I live in the desert, and I want to keep my truck > cool > and my leather looking nice, not to hide what I am doing inside. > > In Germany, they have cameras set up along highways that snap a very > nice, very clear picture of not only your car and license plate, but > your face. It is not obscured in any way. I know because I got my > picture taken once when I lived there. I don't see Germans screaming > about privacy issues, so why should we? > > When I drive on the 210 freeway twice a month for my Guard drills, I > see > so many people driving in the car pool lane by themselves. This is a > 24/7 lane, not a rush hour only lane, so no one except cars with two or > more people, or motorcycles are allowed. The problem that this causes > is > that when you are obeying the law and you have more than one person in > your vehicle, because of the extra vehicles that are breaking the law > that are congesting the lane, it is sometimes almost as slow or as slow > as the other lanes, so what is the incentive for carpooling if not to > save time and the environment? Catch these people any way you can, slap > them with large fines, and maybe we can actually have the car pool > lanes > used for their intended purpose. > > > What do you all think? > > > Bruce > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion is delivering applications solutions at at top companies around the world in government. Find out how and where now http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/showcase/index.cfm?event=finder&productID=1522&loc=en_us Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:243538 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
