A bit off topic but still car related as its something worth considering. I wonder if the 'BLUE' in 'Bluetooth' has anything to do with the POLICE taking a bite out of our privacy?
I know every mobile phone with bluetooth can be hacked into by the police and your phone calls, info and data can be accessed and retrieved by them... but a discussion I had with an officer on the weekend whilst sitting in his Lancer cop car (at the ANDRA Roadshow) raised my eyebrows :unsure:
After starting the conversation with 'So why are the Police getting new MIVEC 2.4 Lancers instead of EVO X's?" oh and the answer by the way was because they are following suit with Govt organisations to make a smaller footprint on the environment by using more fuel efficient cars... he stunned me with his next passage.
He continued to advise that they are trialling the new EVO X and Subaru STi as highway patrol cars in our region with advanced new equipment that decapacitiates vehicles involved in police chases. He continued to go on about how the US use those electrical spikes to shoot into cars and fry the ECU's (like those used in the Fast & Furious movie), well he smiled and went on to say... 'we're trialling something new... let me just say that bluetooth could be the best thing to ever happen to the Police!' and wouldnt elaborate anymore on it :unsure:
This has racked my brain for the past couple of days... how? what the? then I thought... hang on.... what if all the new or soon to be released Commodores and Falcons and any other car with OEM built in bluetooth has it integrated into the ECU somehow and is constantly 'ON'.
Ahuh... you hear what I'm saying...
Not only can the info about your car be tapped into (speed, etc), but also where you travel and the phone calls you make can also be recorded. If its constantly on unbeknowns to you it will also broadcast the conversations you have in your car (off the phone) when you get pulled over! BUT what if it also means having the capability to shutdown your car if its integrated into the ECU too!!!
Its not as far fetched as it may seem as the Police get access to all the latest and greatest technology way before the general public do. I remember back when radars were first used by the police to clock your speed and everybody thought it was just propaganda :lol:
I know every mobile phone with bluetooth can be hacked into by the police and your phone calls, info and data can be accessed and retrieved by them... but a discussion I had with an officer on the weekend whilst sitting in his Lancer cop car (at the ANDRA Roadshow) raised my eyebrows :unsure:
After starting the conversation with 'So why are the Police getting new MIVEC 2.4 Lancers instead of EVO X's?" oh and the answer by the way was because they are following suit with Govt organisations to make a smaller footprint on the environment by using more fuel efficient cars... he stunned me with his next passage.
He continued to advise that they are trialling the new EVO X and Subaru STi as highway patrol cars in our region with advanced new equipment that decapacitiates vehicles involved in police chases. He continued to go on about how the US use those electrical spikes to shoot into cars and fry the ECU's (like those used in the Fast & Furious movie), well he smiled and went on to say... 'we're trialling something new... let me just say that bluetooth could be the best thing to ever happen to the Police!' and wouldnt elaborate anymore on it :unsure:
This has racked my brain for the past couple of days... how? what the? then I thought... hang on.... what if all the new or soon to be released Commodores and Falcons and any other car with OEM built in bluetooth has it integrated into the ECU somehow and is constantly 'ON'.
Ahuh... you hear what I'm saying...
Not only can the info about your car be tapped into (speed, etc), but also where you travel and the phone calls you make can also be recorded. If its constantly on unbeknowns to you it will also broadcast the conversations you have in your car (off the phone) when you get pulled over! BUT what if it also means having the capability to shutdown your car if its integrated into the ECU too!!! Its not as far fetched as it may seem as the Police get access to all the latest and greatest technology way before the general public do. I remember back when radars were first used by the police to clock your speed and everybody thought it was just propaganda :lol:
