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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"...
Yep, nail on head
>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.
Remember Fair Game (movie)? Being tracked by CC is alive and well and has
been for quite awhile.
>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. :-)
Wow! I didn't know that one...oops.
>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.
Someday we won't have to leave the house...glad I won't be part of that
generation.
>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.
We don't have kids, but if we did I'd be scared for them. But then
again...that's what our grandfathers said about our gen....I guess it's all
relative.
I'm just glad I lived during the sixties and seventies...the last good
years in my mind.
>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. :-)
Not in the county we're moving to...they'll get that, but not until we're
too old to want to speed!
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