tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post5585286505921922165..comments2024-03-28T03:06:18.182-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Privacy crumbles yet againPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-18756631099614567982016-01-12T15:56:24.021-06:002016-01-12T15:56:24.021-06:00Beware: Green is better than yellow is better than...Beware: Green is better than yellow is better than red? Clearly anti-Asian and anti-Amerind discrimination combined with unsubtle yet supposedly subliminal promotion of a leftist political movement.Mike_Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-43848727520027812852016-01-12T07:38:05.137-06:002016-01-12T07:38:05.137-06:00Here are some more links for how the Gov't &am...Here are some more links for how the Gov't & Corp are acting in collusion to violate people's privacy (and 4th amendment) rights.<br /><br />http://gizmodo.com/5842317/onstar-were-tracking-your-speed-and-location-even-when-you-cancel-your-service<br /><br />http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/06/is-the-government-spying-on-you-through-your-own-webcam-or-microphone.html<br /><br />http://edgetraderplus.com/anything-goes-anywhere-anytime/cell-phone-turned-off-fbi-can-still-hear-you<br /><br />http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/06/the-government-and-big-corporations-are-spying-on-many-of-the-things-which-you-do.html<br /><br />I particularly found the On-star stuff chilling, which is why I don't drive a new vehicle.<br /><br />-- SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-82782518479394682142016-01-11T19:45:52.476-06:002016-01-11T19:45:52.476-06:00Welcome to freedom - by law your required to buy s...Welcome to freedom - by law your required to buy something. And Peter, you will be able to get insurance that does not track you it will just be considerably more expensive.Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22022643328133468562016-01-11T19:29:34.248-06:002016-01-11T19:29:34.248-06:00The car sales guy stared at me like I had antlers ...The car sales guy stared at me like I had antlers when I said I did not want a GPS. And then really stared when I demanded to know if the model had ANY GPS or other tracking device on board. I said I dislike technology period, and I did not want any of the gew gaws. I suspect I'm now on their "odd customers" list.<br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-58972661709375161062016-01-11T18:38:39.660-06:002016-01-11T18:38:39.660-06:00Right there with you. They warned us about Big Br...Right there with you. They warned us about Big Brother years ago.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78599188499786818552016-01-11T15:26:54.318-06:002016-01-11T15:26:54.318-06:00Do they REALLY think such gewgaws are hackproof?
...Do they REALLY think such gewgaws are hackproof?<br /><br />I can just see the codeslingers giggling and cracking their knuckles now...Toastridernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-43913494475049009492016-01-11T12:58:14.648-06:002016-01-11T12:58:14.648-06:00I've been offered the "rate-lowering"...<br />I've been offered the "rate-lowering" dongle, and told the insurance agent that I choose to pay more to insure my privacy. I just hope that they hear that a lot.<br /><br />For me, the scariest part of this type of driver monitoring is not that it exists, but that it will inevitably be mandated, either through government action (for our own good, dontcha know), or insurance companies pricing traditional plans out of the market.<br /><br />then ...<br /><br />"We're cancelling your insurance. You accelerate too hard away from stoplights."<br /><br />"You swerved hard 3 times in a month. That's unacceptable. We don't care that you were avoiding drunk drivers or animals in the road. Statistics prove that you are not an acceptable risk."<br /><br />"We have determined that you park in areas with an unacceptable risk of theft. Therefore we are increasing your premium."Rich S.noreply@blogger.com