Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 20:29:21 -0400 From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> Subject: Re: Ominously standard OnStar
You may be too little and too late. I worked on IT projects that linked FBI, SSN, INS, DMV and Welfare databases together. If you went to get a driver's license, or applied for a job or for benefits - all the databases were searched to verify your identity, as well as other facts. On-Star should be the least of your worries. If you were ever in the military, police/fire department, held a security clearance, or arrested, your fingerprints are on file. There are computer systems that read your thumb print online to verify your identity. Rumor has it, the car rental companies are starting to use this system. Privacy as we once knew it is long gone - all in the name of security. saabsternopsameja.com wrote: > Did anyone ever think that having a satellite tracking your car at all > times might be a bad thing? I think a civil liberties issue can be made > of it. What if you're delinquent in your payments; the repo man need > only locate your ride via satellite to take it back. Call me paranoid, > but I'm not comfy with a system that can recall my car's geographical > position at any time. Just seems insidious... > > Saabster > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.