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OnStar Considered Harmful

Posted by timothy on from the go-ahead-we're-listening dept.

Frisky070802 writes "A few weeks ago Slashdot ran an article on the privacy issues in EzPass. Some of the comments referred to other things Big Brother could do with GPS in cars, and now the New York Times has run a column on what else your car is saying about you (free registration req'd). From the article: 'Aviel D. Rubin, the technical director of the Information Security Institute at Johns Hopkins University, said that every new technology with the potential to invade privacy was introduced with pledges that it would be used responsibly. But over time, he said, the desire of law enforcement and business to use the data overtook the early promises. "The only way to get real privacy," he said, "is not to collect the information in the first place."'"

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  1. Re:1975 - The year I consulted for Magnusson-Moss by Alexandre+Julliard · · Score: 0, Troll

    I think I remember you, I was contracting for Magnusson-Moss at the time and I think we were in a few meetings together.

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  2. Re:132.231.132.55 by Kevitt · · Score: 0, Troll

    Amsterdam, eh? Hmmm...

  3. Re:203.113.34.239 by Kevitt · · Score: 0, Troll

    Telstra, eh? Hmmmm.....

  4. Re:1975 - The year I consulted for Magnusson-Moss by black+mariah · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why not? He's completely right about the warranty issues. What makes you think nothing else he says is reliable?

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