The "Kill Switch"
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wrote on 2 Jan 2023, 13:13 last edited by
https://www.yahoo.com/now/law-install-kill-switches-cars-170000930.html
According to an article written by former U.S. Representative Bob Barr, hidden away in the recently passed infrastructure bill, the very one I warned before would negatively impact drivers across the country if it were to pass, is a measure to install vehicle kill switches into every new car, truck, and SUV sold in this country.
Barr points out that the bill, which has been signed into law by President Biden, states that the kill switch, which is referred to as a safety device, must “passively monitor the performance of a driver of a motor vehicle to accurately identify whether that driver may be impaired.” In other words, Big Brother will constantly be monitoring how you drive. If you do something the system has been programmed to recognize as driver impairment, your car could just shut off, which could be incredibly dangerous.
There is the possibility the kill switch program might measure your driving as impaired, then when you try to start the car up again the engine won’t fire up. That would potentially leave you stranded.
But wait, there’s more. This kill switch “safety” system would be open, or in other words there would be a backdoor. That would allow police or other government authorities to access it whenever. Would they need a warrant to do that? Likely not. Even better, hackers could access the backdoor and shut down your vehicle.
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wrote on 2 Jan 2023, 13:16 last edited by
The cure is worse than the disease.
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wrote on 2 Jan 2023, 13:41 last edited by jon-nyc 1 Feb 2023, 13:54
I think I’d like to see the text myself or see some more thorough reporting on it rather than take one random former congressmen’s word for it.
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I think I’d like to see the text myself or see some more thorough reporting on it rather than take one random former congressmen’s word for it.
wrote on 2 Jan 2023, 13:53 last edited by@jon-nyc said in The "Kill Switch":
I’d like to see the text myself rather than take one random former congressmen’s word.
Exactly. How hard would it be to cite the actual law when writing an article like this?
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@jon-nyc said in The "Kill Switch":
I’d like to see the text myself rather than take one random former congressmen’s word.
Exactly. How hard would it be to cite the actual law when writing an article like this?
wrote on 2 Jan 2023, 14:03 last edited by George K 1 Feb 2023, 14:07@Axtremus said in The "Kill Switch":
Exactly. How hard would it be to cite the actual law when writing an article like this?
Enjoy!https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/resources/full-text-2023-omnibus-bill/Looks like Barr's article is from a year ago....