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> “ Thanks to a new provision in the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill,” a couple of op-ed writers tell us in The Hill, “your car will be used against you in
by throw10920 4y ago
> “ Thanks to a new provision in the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill,” a couple of op-ed writers tell us in The Hill, “your car will be used against you in a court of law. Under this long-ignored provision, carmakers will be required to start monitoring drivers by 2026 using unspecified technology to search for signs of drinking.”
Anyone even remotely concerned about privacy or constitutional rights should be very worried about a government-mandated poorly-defined surveillance device "for our own good", such as this one.
- phaistra 4y ago> Anyone even remotely concerned about privacy or constitutional rights There goes 95% of America.
- buscoquadnary 4y agoThat's pretty defeatist don't you think?
- yucky 4y agoWell, we just need to contextualize it in terms they understand. For instance, let's publicize who has had abortions or STD's or watched certain types of porn or sent sexually explicit text messages - let's put it all out there! Oh wait...now people care. That's how you change the percentages.
- Overtonwindow 4y agoThat's an interesting take considering the recent vaccine mandate program was also, in a way, a surveillance program. Making lists of people who took the vaccine, and those who didn't, and those who didn't were targeted and controlled.
- trompetenaccoun 4y agoIt's not anything new, they've been using fear to push authoritarian measures for ages and the virus scare was a perfect opportunity. Another classic is playing with people's emotions concerning the safety of their children. "We need this and that massive breach of privacy to protect our children from pedophiles."