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In reply to the discussion: Wall Street Can Now Disable Your Car When You're Driving on the Freeway [View all]Orrex
(63,210 posts)108. That's not a rebuttal; it's petulance.
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Wall Street Can Now Disable Your Car When You're Driving on the Freeway [View all]
xchrom
Nov 2014
OP
I can't believe people really think that the engineers behind the technology are idiots
snooper2
Nov 2014
#149
well off people get their shit repoed as well...(They are usually most pissed off actually LOL)
snooper2
Nov 2014
#154
America, you voluntarily surrendered your privacy years ago when you signed up for social media,
Fred Sanders
Nov 2014
#5
Blame game? Fucking rights. You have to admit you have a problem first...and few are.
Fred Sanders
Nov 2014
#7
"Blaming and trying to make people feel they did something wrong" is exactly what should b done
belzabubba333
Nov 2014
#18
people need to relaize nothing is free - the "free" software you just downloaded probably
belzabubba333
Nov 2014
#36
Embolden them more? They can already fucking shut off your car, how more "more emboldened" do
Fred Sanders
Nov 2014
#84
You miss the point, it was a created mindset of not placing value on privacy, FB was the pioneer.
Fred Sanders
Nov 2014
#89
Tellling people not to sign up for Facebook isn't the answer. i believe it is
belzabubba333
Nov 2014
#95
How social is an anonymous comments thread, I reject your definition and your logic.
Fred Sanders
Nov 2014
#205
It took half a dozen posts for you to understand and acknowledge an obvious point
Orrex
Nov 2014
#120
No. I'll take it up with the lenders who decided this was the way to handle default.
kcr
Nov 2014
#137
What? So your house is also not yours, until fully paid to the last penny? Please.....sir.
Fred Sanders
Nov 2014
#87
That is absolutely the case. You do not own a home until you pay for it fully.
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2014
#98
A ladies car died here in Seattle and she tried to pull to the side of the road
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#177
The companies say it doesn't work when car's running. Yet one paid a "confidential settlement" to
suffragette
Nov 2014
#197
Looks like similar tech use is spreading - $$$ prioritized over privacy, safety and dignity
suffragette
Nov 2014
#216
"Banks Can’t Get Away With Horrible Mortgage Practices Anymore, So Now They’re Doing It With Car
suffragette
Nov 2014
#222
This sounds slightly sensational ... Wall Street? It's car dealers and automotive lenders ...
Auggie
Nov 2014
#25
But is it you who is comparing protesters to those who have broken agreements, stiffed their kids,
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2014
#101
Too bad there is no kill switch on the high frequency trading computers on Wall St.....
Hotler
Nov 2014
#34
The most important thing is that you now recognize that you were treated shabbily and
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#93
No doubt the corporatists will trumpet that story to the ends of the earth.
AverageJoe90
Nov 2014
#164
There has been many low budget used car dealers doing this for a long time
liberal N proud
Nov 2014
#51
True, they worship Wall Street so much that they don't even pay attention to what they
Rex
Nov 2014
#204
i buy used cars-just cheaper-how do i know device is not on car i just bought
dembotoz
Nov 2014
#111
A vicious kidnapper was just found due to the devices you are attacking.
former9thward
Nov 2014
#125
My car has two GPS devices - but I paid to have them installed and know about them
REP
Nov 2014
#210
If I were in anonymous, and I am NOT suggesting they do this, but, I would be tempted to...
stevenleser
Nov 2014
#157
Well I for one do *not* want to live in a United States where Lloyd Blankfein cackles maniacally
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#180
Imagine this. Someone borrows money from you and agrees to pay it back, then they don't and tell
RB TexLa
Nov 2014
#208
Besides doing this at a time that could indanger the drive, what if that do someting stupid.
Lady Freedom Returns
Nov 2014
#209