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Texas Considers Putting RFID Tags in All Cars

Posted by timothy on from the hot-pursuit dept.

An anonymous reader submits "In section 601.507 of Texas HB 2893, the Texas Legislature is considering replacing all vehicle inspection stickers with RFID tags. The legislation also makes provision for the government to use the devices for insurance enforcement. The bill contains limited privacy provisions, but does not seem to exclude other law enforcement usage."

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  1. Re:Remember... by AstroDrabb · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    because "tracking" is not even the use of the system!
    Are you a troll? Or do you work for this "system"? Down here in central Florida (Orlando), we have had this system for a few years and it is called the "Sun Pass". The system is set up for tracking, period. When I go through a toll, if my balance is low, my credit card is automaticallly billed for more money so I don't run out of "toll money". Last week when I went through a toll, I noticed that the toll showed a "low battery" sign to me. Within two days, I had a letter from the toll "authority" that my battery was low and where I could go to get a new one.

    These systems are set up with monster databases that track "users" of the system. If you really think that you could be wanted by the FBI and have one of these toll devices and not get caught, your are either lying or are an idiot.

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    it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. -James Madison