[blu] Re: OT: Open source voting machines and other gizmos (was Re: Comcast and SORBS)

[Derek Martin]

On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 08:17:44PM -0500, Gordon Marx wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:58:57 +0900, Derek Martin <invalid at pizzashack.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 12:41:52PM -0500, Ben Jackson wrote:
> > There are more reasons than being a luddite to not want the
> > transponder.  It allows anyone with the necessary hardware to track
> > your movements.  This is a significant privacy issue...
> 
> Um, no.
> 
> They GIVE you a bag that prevents the transponder from being read --
> if you're that concerned about it, only take the transponder out of
> the bag when you go through the tolls.

You're missing the point.  When I go through a toll booth with the
transponder, the govermnent knows where I am.  They can also keep
records (which they do) and can use them to build a profile of my
travel habits if they choose to.  THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

Not to mention that your proposed solution requires the driver to
focus on something other than driving while moving at highway speeds.
That seems like a really bad idea to me...

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