Scary! (Not the hacking...the fact its in the car at all)

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Choice you say, what if all car dealers decide to implement this? Where is our choice then? Or should we just walk? Err can't do that, side-walks and public transport is pretty-much non existent throughout America. Understand the stipulations up front, usually means that they hide it into a contract, as every other shifty private corp does here.

Hidden? Really? Can you not read? It's truly not that hard. It's not the fault of a company is some nimrod doesn't know how to ready....

Furthermore, do I have a choice over who collects, stores, sells, or swaps my private information as I do in Canada or Australia? Hell no. Hence, why both countries have strict Federal Privacy Acts. Actually Canada's is even better as once your relationship with a private company seizes, they must remove all of your information. Strictly forbidden for any corp to sell your information to a private data mining company. For all we know, these tracking devices could be doing just that - which I am sure you have no problem with.

Most privacy policies for good companies are a part of their contracts. If they are found in such violations, we have a civil legal system to deal with them appropriately.

You should look into/know a company before you make a large purchase from them. There again, you make that ultimate choice.

It's not the Government's job to fix stupid.

Let me guess though, you are against cameras in public streets?

Yes, I am. They are not one bit about 'safety' and have been nothing more than a power/money grab.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I don't like the idea of owning a car with one, and the same reason why I will never buy a GM car with "onStar" as well.

If people know what they're getting into and understand the stipulations up front, then I have no problem with the system.

You have the ultimate choice when it comes to the private sector and how you spend your money and choose the products you use. With government, you don't.

Your choices will be severely curtailed if the government stays in the auto industry. They cannot compete fairly, it is impossible for the government to make anything efficiently, they will have to destroy the competition and they have the power to do it. Right now they are after Toyota, soon it will be another, and another. They will NOT allow their investent in GM and Chrysler to fail when they have the power to crush the competition with regulations (no legislation needed, no votes needed, just regulate them out of existence)

[Niels Bohr 72]

If this involves an ASIC device, I can easily hack this. There's a flaw in the system.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Obviously the dealer is racist for laying off a Hispanic that is good at computers so we should feel sorry for him, that's first.

Second, this is what will happen with all cars made and sold by the government. The government also owns GMAC which means they will be doing anything they can to collect on delinquent loans, including withholding income tax returns, etc. They will also place ways to track miles driven for future tax purposes. They also plan to pass a new law (without really voting on the law itself) that will require ALL automobile loans to be made by the government instead of private banks, like they are doing with student loans. By nationalizing the auto loans and auto industry, along with the medical field, banking, investment, and successfully running of all maufacturing (Can you believe it Burton SnowBoards will close their Vermont factory and make the boards in China now....43 Americans lost their jobs, they cited high payroll tax costs, environmental costs as reasons) Now they will be made by 500 Chinese making 1/1000th the pay and who couldn;t care less about environmental issues...good deal Obama)

Elect more Democrats.

Gary, you really need to get back on your regimen of medications.