California proposes location-tracking, e-ink license plates that display "STOLEN" if a car is boosted

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And yes, this will eventually be mandatory nationwide because it makes it nearly impossible to travel without a government record of your every move. Meanwhile professional car thieves will buy decoys on the black market. The fawning Gismodo article mentions Omni Consumer Products Reviver Auto as the contractor behind this terrible idea. Here are the techbros to blame…

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You can leave your smart phone at home and wrap your RFID’s in a Faraday cage. But you need a vehicle or a traceable metro pass. Bicycles, the last vestige of privacy, sort of…

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