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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Clear invasion of privacy[/b].[/quote]

Really, we have a right to the privacy of our license plate number?  I don't think so.  Of course, I'm not a constitutional lawyer, but I'm fairly certain you don't. [/quote]

Having a log file mapping your daily movements creates a potential source of serious abuse. That kind of information is very powerful and should not be left open to abuse by loosely regulated and secretive groups of people.[/quote]

Exactly. Anyone who thinks this is a good idea should visit China to see how it feels to be tracked. [/quote]

Yes. Fairfax is China. That’s it.[/quote]

Increasingly, yes.

China and North Korea love mass surveillance programs like this to make sure their citizens stay inline.

Why do you like that kind of model for society?[/quote]
Exactly. They have no guaranteed God-given freedoms like we do.[/quote]

I am getting stuck on the theological question of how do people have the power to take away freedoms that were given by God?[/quote]

It's not God.  When you live in a society, you abide by the rights afforded to you by that society.  Otherwise go elsewhere.[/quote]

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