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This is scary stuff. One car rental chain in the U.S. installed GPS in its cars, and then fine print in its contracts saying the renter would be fined for each instance of speeding. After the car is returned the renter's credit card is billed accordingly. Some cars on the market have electronic systems that record the last minutes of engine and road speed and this information has been used in criminal and civil cases against drivers. And some manufacturers can download info like maximum rpms in order to deny warranty claims. It's bad enough that our computers at home and work record everything we do. We don't need our bikes doing the same thing.

 

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...to force said occifers and their vehicles to be likewise monitored.

It's already commonplace for police vehicles, ambulances and commercial fleets of all kinds - even pizza delivery cars - to be monitored real time for their location, etc.