This is just plain fucking scary! I mean, Jesus!

DigitalBuddha · December 12, 2012, 04:56:11 AM

If you think the government is not planning on watching EVERYTHING YOU DO, THINK AGAIN...

Feds Want 'Black Boxes' in New Cars, But Who Will Be Tracking You?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would like to make it mandatory for automakers to install a so-called "black box" in all new cars and light trucks.

The devices, also known as event data recorders, have long been used by investigators to discover the root cause of commercial airplane crashes. In recent years however, automakers have quietly begun installing similar products in more and more cars.

Wave of the future, dudes; total surveillance of your life - http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/feds-black-boxes-cars-tracking/story?id=17918850#.UMhTA3c5Yis

BikerDude · December 12, 2012, 02:41:35 PM

They already track the movement of your car.
And I'm contractually forbidden from telling you how.

DigitalBuddha · December 12, 2012, 04:57:41 PM

Quote from: BikerDude on December 12, 2012, 02:41:35 PM
They already track the movement of your car.
And I'm contractually forbidden from telling you how.

Papers, business papers?

Hominid · December 12, 2012, 10:11:10 PM

Cause I work from home, I decided to dump my 2006 Nissan X-Trail for an '89 GMC camper van. The only thing high tech in that thing is the fuel injection. Now I'm a living, breathing old hippy cliche that has a 3/4 ton bug-out bag that isn't trackable!

DigitalBuddha · December 12, 2012, 10:29:09 PM

Quote from: Hominid on December 12, 2012, 10:11:10 PM
Cause I work from home, I decided to dump my 2006 Nissan X-Trail for an '89 GMC camper van. The only thing high tech in that thing is the fuel injection. Now I'm a living, breathing old hippy cliche that has a 3/4 ton bug-out bag that isn't trackable!

I'm thinking of moving back to a.........

Hominid · December 12, 2012, 10:35:37 PM

Funny! But mine doesn't have any rust coloration. Or dung smell. Or anyone's homework tucked in the seat. Oh wait - it does have a GPS... but it's not trackable as far as I know!

DigitalBuddha · December 13, 2012, 01:09:07 AM

Quote from: Hominid on December 12, 2012, 10:35:37 PM
Funny! But mine doesn't have any rust coloration. Or dung smell. Or anyone's homework tucked in the seat.

Don't forget the Creedence and the tape deck.

BikerDude · December 13, 2012, 12:44:42 PM

Quote from: Hominid on December 12, 2012, 10:11:10 PM
Cause I work from home, I decided to dump my 2006 Nissan X-Trail for an '89 GMC camper van. The only thing high tech in that thing is the fuel injection. Now I'm a living, breathing old hippy cliche that has a 3/4 ton bug-out bag that isn't trackable!

They still got ya.
Drive the dudes car and they got ya.