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by timewizard 407 days ago
I can actually remove my number plate. One tool, five minutes, car still drives.

And of course it's a tracker. It reports my location to a third party. There is no other definition for it. That it purportedly only does this during an "emergency" is not something I can verify nor trust.
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GenshoTikamura 407 days ago
I wonder what is your estimated ratio of number of active CCTV plate readers to that of cell towers out of a city and back in the country?
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rad_gruchalski 407 days ago
I’m certain you aren’t that important for anyone to care.

Yes: it reports your location to a third party. When you have an accident. So you can get help.

And of course it can be verified. At the end of the day it’s a sim card in a passive mode. Maybe you don’t know how to verify it. There are millions of them driving around. I’m sure someone more qualified than you would have already reported if they were tracking in real-time. The system is nearly a decade old.

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timewizard 406 days ago
> I’m certain you aren’t that important for anyone to care.

Storage is cheap. We know the NSA hoovers up everything it can and puts in a database. This is facile reasoning.

> So you can get help.

How many accidents resulted in fatalities because 911 couldn't find the victim? What's the percentage on that you think? Is there _no other way_ to get help other than this system?

> I’m sure someone more qualified than you would have already reported if

You're just full of confidence. Pray tell where it comes from. What makes you believe this is true?

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rad_gruchalski 406 days ago
> You're just full of confidence. Pray tell where it comes from. What makes you believe this is true?

I trust in people who look for this stuff as a daily job, or because „they’re here to get you”. Because you know a sim card in the open is really easy to verify. And there are thousands of them driving around but also easily approachable sitting targets in every possible setting.

But you double down. I find this discussion pointless.

> How many accidents resulted in fatalities because 911 couldn't find the victim?

You’re missing the point of the eCall system. Think out of the box. What if there is no witness? What if everyone in the car cannot get help

Everyone who could reach out for help, received it. Can you tell the same about those who weren’t able to contact first responders in time? Maybe they’re still missing! It’s called survivorship bias.

Sounds like you are trying hard to be obnoxious.

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