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Re: Isn't privacy impossible in todays world?....
Posted by mr t (more from mr t) on Tue, 18 Mar 2003 21:55:49
In Reply to: Isn't privacy impossible in todays world?...., Mike Lynch
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, Tue, 18 Mar 2003 21:11:27
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Actually, OnStar position info is just the thing marketers and snoops could use. Would answer questions like, which mall is Mr. Smith visiting every week? Mr. Smith tries to spend only cash at the lingerie store out on Old Route 8, to avoid computer record of his purchases, but OnStar has figured out that he's regularly parked outside "Debbie's Lil Nasty Store." Which beach is Bob Smith visiting often? Mrs Smith might wonder where Mr. Smith is parked every Thursday afternoon when he isn't answering his cell phone.
Anyone wanting the info would just have to have their own receivers and descrambler to intercept position data that OnStar is broadcasting far and wide. I bet if OnStar saw an opportunity to profit from selling your personal data, they would sell you out without a moment of hesitation.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Big brother and OnStar, Tom M, Mon, 17 Mar 2003 23:23:23
- The latest down and dirty on cellphone use/tracking>>>>, SWEDECAR
, Tue, 18 Mar 2003 23:32:12 - Isn't privacy impossible in todays world?...., Mike Lynch
, Tue, 18 Mar 2003 21:11:27 - can't discuss anything classified in rental cars, davenew, Tue, 18 Mar 2003 17:49:23
- I don't like the Patriot Act either, but . . ., jc, Tue, 18 Mar 2003 14:32:05
- Oh Just Relax, Jetplate, Tue, 18 Mar 2003 14:28:16
- didya just watch 'Enemy Of The State'? (nm), JimBlake
, Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:16:04 - You can be tracked by your cellphone, Richard, Tue, 18 Mar 2003 04:14:33
- DUH!, jokey, Mon, 17 Mar 2003 23:53:16
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