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Automobile privacy, or lack thereof #64527 09/14/23 08:25 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 9 Okanagan Valley ryck OP
OP ryck Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 9 Okanagan Valley	Here's an interesting piece that makes one think owning an older car is not a bad idea. ryck "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits" The Doobie Brothers iMac (Retina 5K, 27", 2020), 3.8 GHz 8 Core Intel Core i7, 8GB RAM, 2667 MHz DDR4 OS Venture 13.5.2 Canon Pixma TR 8520 Printer Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner c/w VueScan software TM on 1TB LaCie USB-C

Re: Automobile privacy, or lack thereof ryck #64528 09/15/23 04:57 AM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 9 artie505
artie505 Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 9	Not the same thing, but this reminds of the Cadillac safety alert (dunno what it was really called) system that worked only if it was turned on full time, which enabled law enforcement to eavesdrop on the driver and passengers. The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button. In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

Re: Automobile privacy, or lack thereof artie505 #64530 09/15/23 01:29 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 9 Okanagan Valley ryck OP
OP ryck Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 9 Okanagan Valley	Not exactly the same thing but definitely in the same ballpark - invasion of privacy or, to put a finer point on it, spying. It's totally out of control. ryck "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits" The Doobie Brothers iMac (Retina 5K, 27", 2020), 3.8 GHz 8 Core Intel Core i7, 8GB RAM, 2667 MHz DDR4 OS Venture 13.5.2 Canon Pixma TR 8520 Printer Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner c/w VueScan software TM on 1TB LaCie USB-C

Re: Automobile privacy, or lack thereof artie505 #64539 09/16/23 12:17 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 1 Milwaukee, WI (USA) Gregg
Gregg Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 1 Milwaukee, WI (USA)	Yep. That genie is out, and the bottle is broken into tiny pieces.

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