FC: Maryland implants tracking devices in cars of drunk drivers

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Section 1404 of the "Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century" hands 
hundreds of millions of dollars to states that provide "safety incentives 
to prevent operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated persons." See:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:H.R.2400.ENR: 
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tea21/

Next up: V2.0 of that "safety incentive" black box that sits on your 
dashboard will include a GPS transponder so the cops can track you in real 
time (and, of course, the pilot program soon will be expanded to include 
immigrants, people suspected of un-American activities, and anyone with 
outstanding parking tickets):
http://www.teletype.com/pages/trackcdpd.html

Don't complain. It's better than a detention camp... right?

-Declan

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Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002
To: declan () well com
From: [name deleted per request --DBM]
Subject: [confidential]Feel the fear.

http://www.sunspot.net/news/custom/guns/bal-md.ignition14aug14.story?coll=bal%2Dlocal%2Dheadlines


"Once a month, the drivers must take their cars to one of 26 service 
centers in the state, where the travel information recorded by the 
interlocks is transferred to a computer and turned over to the MVA.

Valenzia said the travel information is checked to see if the driver has 
changed his driving habits or might be using another car.

"We know how far they have to travel to get to work and what their normal 
driving routine is," she said.

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Method acting: Read that quote aloud earnestly with meaning, pretending you 
are a government employee.

Feel the fear. 




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