My first thought was "Great. Now we can pollute all we want. The Canadians will clean it up."
Now I suspect ten years after these are widely deployed we'll be reading sensationalist headlines declaring that we irresponsible humans are causing the climate to cool due to greenhouse gas reductions. "Glaciers are growing bigger in the polar regions. Are we headed for another Ice Age?"
If they didn't send the citation by certified or registered mail you can just throw it away as they have no proof that you received it. The traffic overlords are counting on the easy revenue stream from people that just pay the fine. IANAL.
While I agree with you that these systems could (and arguably should) be designed to discard tracking information in a timely fashion it will not happen for the simple reason that this tracking data has great value. Think of the market research value to a business owner who wants to know the best location to build his business based on his target demographic's daily routine. Companies already exist to sell this type of information based on GPS and cellphone tracking. As long as there is someone willing to pay for this data, you can be sure that some enterprising entrepreneur will kindly provide it.
From a British newspaper, yes, 'continental' means 'European', as in a 'continental breakfast'.
In the United States, a 'continental breakfast' means a limited selection of stale pastries with lukewarm coffee that tastes more or less like dishwater. This might explain why we also have the cliche 'lost in translation'.
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My first thought was "Great. Now we can pollute all we want. The Canadians will clean it up."
Now I suspect ten years after these are widely deployed we'll be reading sensationalist headlines declaring that we irresponsible humans are causing the climate to cool due to greenhouse gas reductions. "Glaciers are growing bigger in the polar regions. Are we headed for another Ice Age?"
If they didn't send the citation by certified or registered mail you can just throw it away as they have no proof that you received it. The traffic overlords are counting on the easy revenue stream from people that just pay the fine.
IANAL.
While I agree with you that these systems could (and arguably should) be designed to discard tracking information in a timely fashion it will not happen for the simple reason that this tracking data has great value. Think of the market research value to a business owner who wants to know the best location to build his business based on his target demographic's daily routine. Companies already exist to sell this type of information based on GPS and cellphone tracking. As long as there is someone willing to pay for this data, you can be sure that some enterprising entrepreneur will kindly provide it.
1) Bid on NASA-funded technology patents.
2) Sue NASA for patent infringement.
3) Profit.
That would be .409 TieV (450 GeV = 419 GieV, 419/1024 = .409).
More commonly known as "Formula .409".
From a British newspaper, yes, 'continental' means 'European', as in a 'continental breakfast'.
In the United States, a 'continental breakfast' means a limited selection of stale pastries with lukewarm coffee that tastes more or less like dishwater. This might explain why we also have the cliche 'lost in translation'.
Occasionally, to interrogate the truly hardened terrorist suspect, one may have to resort to soft cushions or the comfy chair.