Surely widespread surveillance technology has no possible unintended consequences, certainly this can only end well
(It uses GPS. At a minimum it would lay the groundwork for location tracking of every new vehicle sold. Nevermind any consequences that are actually unforeseeable.)
Im pretty sure all new cars already have GPS and cellular service installed. The federal government also passed legislation to mandate “driver fatigue” cameras in the dash stating in 2027 (part of Biden’s big infrastructure bill), which will monitor your face and track your eyes constantly and not allow you to drive if it thinks you’re fatigued or impaired.
I have a brand new car. It has a DCM, a digital communications module. The module has a single fuse. Did you know you can pull the fuse out, and suddenly your car is deaf, dumb, blind, and mute? Sure, no more GPS, but IDGAF. For a better, more permanent solution, you can disconnect the wires going to the DCM, and install a wiring sub-harness to completely bypass it. It can’t receive data from the car anymore–which means it’s also not able to store data that can be downloaded by a mechanic later–and the battery that powers the eSIM will die in a day or so.
Fuck big data, and fuck you for suggesting that it’s okay just because it’s existed in some form for ~50 years.
Surely widespread surveillance technology has no possible unintended consequences, certainly this can only end well
(It uses GPS. At a minimum it would lay the groundwork for location tracking of every new vehicle sold. Nevermind any consequences that are actually unforeseeable.)
It’s not built into cars inherently, so at least that’s not a concern.
Im pretty sure all new cars already have GPS and cellular service installed. The federal government also passed legislation to mandate “driver fatigue” cameras in the dash stating in 2027 (part of Biden’s big infrastructure bill), which will monitor your face and track your eyes constantly and not allow you to drive if it thinks you’re fatigued or impaired.
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I have a brand new car. It has a DCM, a digital communications module. The module has a single fuse. Did you know you can pull the fuse out, and suddenly your car is deaf, dumb, blind, and mute? Sure, no more GPS, but IDGAF. For a better, more permanent solution, you can disconnect the wires going to the DCM, and install a wiring sub-harness to completely bypass it. It can’t receive data from the car anymore–which means it’s also not able to store data that can be downloaded by a mechanic later–and the battery that powers the eSIM will die in a day or so.
Fuck big data, and fuck you for suggesting that it’s okay just because it’s existed in some form for ~50 years.
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