Decided I had better get a headstart on covering NCHSAA's newly sanctioned sports to make sure I know what I'm doing next year
Also my first time at Queens I think?
Being followed around Lowe's by "Tally" is another reason why I just want to stay at home these days. This was legit annoying as bleep. One demerit to be remitted for name pun.
I'm SICK of unwanted tech and all the perils that come with it being shoved down my throat everywhere I turn. I'm ready to pay good money for a new car, but I absolutely refuse until the US starts offering vehicles again that *I* exclusively control and don't watch my every move
Legislation like this is a direct assault on YOUR personal liberties and privacy. Americans are increasingly becoming surveilled and analyzed in everything that we do, against our will, under the guises of "safety" and "personalization" when the end game is control and profit
๐บ๐ธ THE "KILL SWITCH" LAW FOR NEW CARS JUST BECAME REAL
Section 24220 of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requires new vehicles starting this year to include tech that can detect driver impairment and shut down your car.
The stated goal is preventing drunk driving - systems that monitor blood alcohol content and stop the car from starting if you're over the limit.
Sounds reasonable until you think about what else this enables.
False positives could strand you. Hackers could exploit the system.
And here's the big one: the government or manufacturers could theoretically disable your vehicle remotely.
The law includes "privacy protections" against data sharing without consent, but those safeguards are only as strong as the enforcement behind them.
Rep. Thomas Massie tried to defund enforcement of this mandate.
His amendment was defeated 163-268, with 57 Republicans joining Democrats to keep the funding intact. Many are now demanding Trump veto the spending bill.
Critics aren't being paranoid when they call this a kill switch - they're reading the fine print.
Sources: NHTSA, MADD, CBT News, @RepKeithSelf
Yet another dimension here is we've somehow codified this into law when it's unclear exactly how it will be implemented and current technology cannot reliably and satisfactorily fulfill some of the demands that are being reached for?
(1/2) We lost my grandmother Alma Little earlier this week. She was a gem of a human being. A saint. She believed in justice but also grace. She believed in serving others and always gave from her heart. Grateful for her life and all the ways it has enriched mine.