From PC Magazine, June 26, 2007 issue (gleaned from a doctor's office - and I'm not apologizing) comes this little snippet. "New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine's SUV was doing 91 mph moments before the accident that nearly killed him. We know, because a black box told us so. If you're worried about an encroaching brave new world in which our every action in a car is monitored, you're too late: Most cars have event data recorders (EDRs), or black boxes, like those in airplanes. They've been in some cars since 1995, and they'll be mandatory as of 2011!
EDRs have the ability to capture speed, whether the brakes are on, the throttle position, whether ABS (antilock braking) is on, whether the stability control is in use, whether seat belts are worn, the sequence of airbags deployed, the turn-signal status, the steering wheel angle, and whether the headlights and the wipers are on.--BH"
And you were thinking I'm paranoid? Well, file this one under BIG BROTHER!
This sort of thing wouldn't happen if Ron Paul were President. Spend some time with "The Liberty Maven" at http://www.libertymaven.com/
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Yeah, this is one reason why, if we can help it, we DON'T want On*Star in our next vehicle. Kind of have a feeling we won't have much of a choice, so we'd need to figure out a way to disable it. Probably just stick with used cars that don't already have it though. Thanks for the heads-up!
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