http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/ Engadget Comments for Brits thinking about GPS tracking every car on the road http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 3rd 2007 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/Your off the cuff comment was ill concieved and not at all amusing. What exactly would you do with your gun if you were allowed one?
Would you storm off to Downing street and demand the world be run your way? Or would you walk down your local high street murdering innocent passers by? Watching as the blood and tissue splatters on the street and shop windows , the witnesses run in terror from your almighty power. Well?
WHAT EXACTLY WOULD YOU DO WITH YOUR FUCKING GUN? TELL ME?

Oh my ... I seem to have lost control. Now, where are my pills.]]>May 3rd 2007 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 3rd 2007 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/
Of course, it also helps them further rip off the British motoring public, with crap about carbon emissions and pricing schemes!]]>May 3rd 2007 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 3rd 2007 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/You do realize that it's the US that is stupid for allowing everyone guns, right?]]>May 3rd 2007 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 3rd 2007 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/"You do realize that it's the US that is stupid for allowing everyone guns, right?"

You do realize that people who ask loaded questions for purposes other than parody are fools? I intended my comment to be taken in a light-hearted manner, while pointing out another aspect of Britain's security policies. I have no comment on US gun control. Please stop asking loaded questions.]]>May 3rd 2007 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 3rd 2007 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/Its basic human nature for criminals to go after easy targets who pose no threat. If your in say TX, they think twice because a lot of people pack there. Crime is a lot lower there.]]>May 3rd 2007 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/
Control freak, beaurocratic, high tax, war mongering, pension destroying, public sector inflators, spin merchants, who like spying on people ... let's hope they take the kicking of the century in today's local elections. :-)]]>May 3rd 2007 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/Only deviation is that they plan to implement it not based on GPS but on the European alternative Galileo (that is planning to be more precise than GPS, but, more importantly, can not be shut off by the US military at their every whim).
But now that Galileo is suffering delays we have to see if these plans also get delayed or that they use GPS instead.]]>May 3rd 2007 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 3rd 2007 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/
Secondly, is it stupid to protect a liberty that is guaranteed or is it stupid to ignore personal freedom 'supposedly' guaranteed?]]>May 3rd 2007 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/
Welcome to the UK, Home of dogging]]>May 3rd 2007 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 3rd 2007 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 3rd 2007 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 3rd 2007 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/
Typical British government though. I bet you any money that the director of the supplying company is a friend of major Labour MP. Either that or they are a director.

]]>May 3rd 2007 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/
Which makes me think, how could I forget corrupt (cash for honours) in my list above of the Labour government's attributes?]]>May 3rd 2007 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/
Unless the privatise the service it will never happen, as someone will undoubtedly find some suspiciously hairy women to complain how the money should of gone on baby monitors and books for schools.

Americans are lucky, at least when you elect an idiot he messes with other countries...]]>May 3rd 2007 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 3rd 2007 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2007/May/may-1-to-may-6/onboardspythreat/?&R=EPI-90912
This allegedly will make it possible to positively identify a car or Motorcycle remotely. This then enables remote checking of license evasion along with automatic speed cameras. It will also make it easier to implement congestion charging along the London model.

One interesting fact. They claim to be able to read the RFID from 100m and even when another car is in the way. How does that work then? When RFIDs normally only work at 1-2m range.]]>May 3rd 2007 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 3rd 2007 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/When was the last time you lost a GPS signal because the US Military shut it off?
You think that Galileo will be maintained if there was an imminent threat? Think again, both Galileo and GPS would be shut down for the same threat. The US and the EU have a clear understanding of this.
Galileo more accurate? A bit economic with the truth. To get the pin point accuracy of Galileo the user will have to pay a healthy premium for that service, while GPS is free for all. (Thanks US... Don't mention it). Oh and GPS can give the same accuracy if there was a need. So I guess you will happily pay the premium to help the Galileo project recoup the billions it is spending duplicating what already exists for free? Me? I am happy to use the GPS for free. It's pity the EU couldn't have found another project, to benefit us all and spent the billions on a new innovative service.
I personally would not be surprised to see Galileo go belly up, or be an annual budget drain on the EU, as nobody has really tested the need/demand for the pin point accuracy pay service.

Just my 2 Euros.]]>May 3rd 2007 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/
Can anyone explain how OnStar would be any different? It's got GPS positioning loaded into almost every GM car built here. Theoretically the GPS only works when you push the button or get into an accident, but do you honestly think this isn't available if OnStar wanted to track you? Think about it, it only takes a phone call for them to open your doors...

It's already here folks...]]>May 3rd 2007 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 3rd 2007 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 3rd 2007 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 3rd 2007 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/
You do realize that if we banned guns then the people left w/ guns would be the police and criminals? So what would banning guns do again?]]>May 3rd 2007 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/
Make every stoplight show favor to the GPS-linked car that's approaching the light.]]>May 3rd 2007 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/May 4th 2007 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/03/brits-thinking-about-gps-tracking-every-car-on-the-road/
thought i would ad a "lighter" comment]]>Jun 7th 2007 11:50AM