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"Tracking vehicles as a way of carrying out surveillance has been used
by governments around the world for years. When exactly it should be
allowed is still a hot topic, in the US at least. And it’s not just the
police that use tracking devices. Recently it emerged that the car
manufacturer Mercedes has covertly installed them in all its new and
used cars. They’re employed for a rather striking purpose – in what the
company calls “extreme circumstances”: when finance customers have
defaulted on their payments. The company shares vehicle location
information with recovery firms who then try to seize the cars. Although
clearly an unacceptable infringement of people’s privacy, it’s primitive
compared to what is coming."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
