From: attila <attila@primenet.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 1996 19:55:20 +0800
To: Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>
Subject: Re: Signs of Trouble in D.C.
In-Reply-To: <32562130.1B99@gte.net>
Message-ID: <199610051100.FAA01842@infowest.com>
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        and, if you add the biochip (with a low power spread spectrum 
    which your vehicle picks up, the can monitor your blood pressure,
    urine level, colon blockage and gas level, your driving hostility,
    and, of course, your blood alcohol and dope level plus positive ID
    the driver and passengers. One presumes the system is smart 
    enough to discrimate age and other factors to separate the 
    occupants IDs.

In <32562130.1B99@gte.net>, on 10/05/96 
   at 01:49 AM, Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net> said:

-.Did y'all see the NBC (I think, got this from a friend) ad for the new
-.monitoring system for cars?  It's based apparently on the lo-jac  (spelling
-.unsure) technology, but expanded so the monitor can locate the  car anytime
-.immediately, and can determine all car statuses such as  whether the engine
-.is on (and the monitor can kill that), how much gas  is in the car, whether
-.the windows are up, roof up, everything  basically.  So if they want to
-.detain somebody, they turn off the  engine, put the windows up, lock the
-.doors, and have someone come and  get you (you're locked in until they get
-.there, see).

-.BTW, this is a reality now.  This was an ad for a current service. This
-.apparently is part of the reason why all cars now are moving in the 
-.direction of more electronic features, all of which can be put under 
-.centralized control.



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