Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway

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6. Silly person, you thought you owned your car?

This "feature" arises from car rental companies' and lenders' desire to locate and immobilize cars for repossession when the bills are not paid.

After a car is paid for in full, I'm certain law enforcement agencies have found other uses for the system.

Automobiles were the greatest tool ever devised for restricting peoples' privacy and freedom. Many people never get far away from an automobile associated with them, either their own car at home, or rental cars when they fly to other cities.

Modern technology has only made the problem more frightening, everything from license plate and cell phone network scanning technologies which track a car's movement, to huge instantly searchable databases.

Big Brother is watching you!