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EU Secretly Plans To Put a Back Door In Every Car By 2020

Posted by timothy on from the don't-worry-we'll-only-track-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A secretive EU body has agreed to develop a device to be fitted to all cars allowing police to cut off any engine at will, it emerged today. The device, which could be imposed within a decade, would also allow police to track a vehicle's movements as well as immobilise it. According to The Daily Telegraph a group of senior EU officials, including several Home Office mandarins, have signed off the proposal at a secret meeting in Brussels."

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  1. Re:Secret meetings: by xaxa · · Score: 5, Informative

    Considering the two sources given are the Daily Mail and the Telegraph, it's safest to assume this is lies until someone finds a reliable source.

    (Two newspapers that make their profitis by getting "middle Englanders" angry. )

  2. Re:Secret meetings: by mspohr · · Score: 5, Informative

    BBC also: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/worl...

    The BBC story also includes a link to the actual EU document (pdf) stating the work program.

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  3. It's already here. by Grog6 · · Score: 5, Informative

    All cars with fly-by-wire tech can be turned off remotely, as well as any GM with onstar.

    Already done years ago.

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