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"Too fast" isn't an opinion it's a law. You pay the price of some freedom in
order to gain safety from others. That's society. Why should I drive 30mph in
a residential area just so I can get whacked in front of my house by a guy going
90 who has a differant opinion of "too fast"? I'd like to go 90mph
sometime...but I give up the freedom to do so in order to be protected from
others who won't do it safely.
But anyway...back to the point of privacy: Again...if you're not doing
anything wrong, why do you care who knows where you are in your car or when you
use your credit card?
BTW, don't take me too seriously. I'm not the morality police when it comes to
speeding or anything. I was just stating an obvious solution to an example
scenario. I'm taking this conversation lightly so I hope the rest of you all
do, too (without taking the actual point too lightly). Also, I never read the
original post so I'm just talking out of my @$$ anyway. :)
Tim.
Proud Owner: '69 Chevelle (Now accepting 4bbl carb and intake donations)
P.S.: NO ONE controls your life but you.
On 21-Jun-2001 Michael Pell wrote:
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> Besides, the point isn't that you drove a little "too fast" according to
> somebody else's opinion of "too fast"...
> It's the fact that we're losing our privacy on a daily basis. At the
> rate we're going, our lives will be electronically monitored and
> somewhat controlled. It's already technically possible, and in some
> cases being used. The rental car was one example, parollees with their
> electronics, credit card purchases, etc.
> I predict that one day all new cars, guns, etc will one day have a GPS
> chip.... It goes on and on.
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> Even the military is losing out these days. There was a news story on
> the radio just this morning that described how simple cell phone
> technology can detect a Stealth bomber flying over head. Put enough of
> them together and track its course. so much for that billion dollars of
> privacy. :-)
>
> We even have proven technology that will tell you when you've used up
> 9/10 of a gallon of milk and need to order more. Jeeez.
>
> Just look at the trends over the past few years, and then look forward
> 10-20 years..... 30, 40...
> I'm less concerned about me and my next 30-40 years than I am for my 18
> month old son's future.
>
> It's ironic how the quality of life (at least in the US) continues to
> improve, but that there is a price to pay.
>
> Even our carburated/points cars aren't safe, consider the radar
> controlled license plate picture taker at the end of that quiet straight
> road. Yikes! that's gonna hurt. :-)
>
> "Bodolosky, Darin (MLIM)" wrote:
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>> If your not kicking 70-80 on the NJ turnpike your holding up traffic ;o)
>> Personally I don't speed that much.. But I was embellishing as the previous
>> poster did in his reply...
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>> Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Watch out boys and girls
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>> So don't speed.
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>> On 21-Jun-2001 Bodolosky, Darin (MLIM) wrote:
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>> > Of course when you are kicking 80mph on the turnpike and your easy pass
>> > tells the satellite that your speed averaged 77 MPH between exit 1 and 2
>> and
>> > you averaged 82mph between 2 and 3.. and the satellite feeds right into
>> the
>> > state police station, prints and mails you two 2 point 165.00 speeding
>> > tickets, your insurance company doubles your rate because the state police
>> > feed right into the insurance database of bad drivers. You'll really love
>> > technology.. especially if it get's too the point that on your 5th offence
>> > the satellite pings your fuel injection and shuts you down for too many
>> > speeding infractions.. It can happen.. Welcome to big brother ;o) Hope you
>> > enjoy your stay..
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