From: Richard Lathrop (lathrrs@snip.net)
Date: Tue Feb 24 2004 - 06:29:22 PST
Or convert the system to a smart card that you can take out when you leave the car. It would disable the car and allow you control of the data.
Of course the downside is that by doing all these modifications a lawyer is going to infer that you were breaking the law to go this far to defeat the system.
In NJ the OBD II system is used for emissions checks as well. Makes you wonder what other data they can get out of the system when you go for inspection.
Not sure if others were familiar with this but the EZ-PASS system can be used for speeding tickets as well. They use the times you go through tolls and calculate your average speed. There was talk of sending speeding tickets out when the driver exceeded a certain speed
Also don't forget the Qualcomm systems used in the trucking industry can be used as well for speed\location tracking
Remember that OBD II was not required until the mid-90's on vehicles. Other option is to drive an older vehicle if you are that concerned about big brother.
Rick
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: David Cole <DavidCole@tk7.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:09:35 -0500
>Perhaps someone needs to start making computer relocation kits - so they
>can be moved from inside the passenger compartment to the front of the
>bumper!
>
>Dave
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:28:44 -0500, Glenn Shaw <wolf.star@verizon.net>
>wrote:
>
>> The clear button would be useless. You would need to hit the button and
>> clear the memory of its speed value a fraction of a second before you
>> are at the point of collision. All the lawyers are looking for is the
>> speed of the vehicle in the last few seconds before you wiped out and
>> what the braking system was doing. The rest of the information is not
>> really needed by them in case prep. The point of all this is a large
>> number of cases which involved two drivers with completely different
>> stories re. speed etc are now going to be debunked and the truth
>> exposed. You are now drivinig around in a recording machine like it or
>> not.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
>> Behalf Of rertman@ix.netcom.com
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 7:03 PM
>> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [MV] NO MV but more on "Big Brother"
>>
>> Error, Ray. That' flash memory and won't clear by disconnecting the
>> battery.
>> As far as I know, it records the last 30 seconds and then records each
>> following 30 seconds over that. Best to find the method used to clear
>> the memory
>> and install
>> a CLEAR button on the dash.
>>
>> Dick
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>Dave
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