In the news recently a purp who shot and injured a cop was on the run. A chase pursued. All attempts by police to stop the run away vehicle failed. Even spike strips thrown across the vehicle’s path. However, someone in law enforcement discovered that the fleeing vehicle was equiped with OnStar. The police made a call and OnStar shut off the engine and the suspect was apprehend.
All good, right? Yeah, except for the fact that what if this remote power gets abused? GM came out with a remote speed software in 2009 that had the capability of shutting down their vehicles. What if, let’s say, the government institutes a mandate that, due to an outbreak on Covid, everyone must stay home inside. And you as an American, don’t feel that government has that right. So you decide to take your truck out and see if you can find food for your family. However, you discover that your truck won’t start because it’s been remotely disabled.
Technology is great. It’s makes a lot of things in life easier. But it comes with a price.
Take for example that in Ontario CA their government implemented a vaccine card with a scanner code you need to download to your phone. You want to access any services, stores, restaurants, medical care, you’ll need to show your scanner code. This is happening now. It’s not a sify movie plot.
Consider this, the government knows everything about you. Your medical history, your banking information, your shopping habits, how much you spend, and on what. What you eat, what you drink, what you own. And now with the computers in your cars; how fast you go, and where you go. By just a click of a mouse, they can shut you down, freeze your bank account, deny you medical care and more. Although we have laws to protect us from such, if these past two years has taught us anything, it’s that our laws and our rights can be suspended. They have, remote….control. Why? Because it’s convenient, and we let them. Caveat Emptor, people!!