A Little Scary
That Volvo is experimenting with technology to build breathalyzers into seatbelts. If installed, your new Volvo car would not be able to start unless your blood alcohol level is below .08 (the legal limit in all 50 states).
This would be regulation run amok. While it sounds like a good idea (hey your car will prevent your drunken self from killing someone else) the implications are a little scary. While normally I dislike "slippery slope" arguments, this would be a case where if this device is allowed, more and more government and corporate intrusion in our lives is almost sure to follow.
Where would it stop? Should we have government installed video cameras watching the doors to our homes to prevent burglaries? How about the government placing microscopic computer chips in our children to protect against kidnapping?
While they sound extreme each idea has a basis in reality. NFL teams already make certain players swallow a "heat pill", which allows trainers to measure players core body temperature, and tracks the players using a GPS unit. Or cameras to catch speeders in areas from Washington DC to Davenport IA.
Grown adults do not need babysitters.
This would be regulation run amok. While it sounds like a good idea (hey your car will prevent your drunken self from killing someone else) the implications are a little scary. While normally I dislike "slippery slope" arguments, this would be a case where if this device is allowed, more and more government and corporate intrusion in our lives is almost sure to follow.
Where would it stop? Should we have government installed video cameras watching the doors to our homes to prevent burglaries? How about the government placing microscopic computer chips in our children to protect against kidnapping?
While they sound extreme each idea has a basis in reality. NFL teams already make certain players swallow a "heat pill", which allows trainers to measure players core body temperature, and tracks the players using a GPS unit. Or cameras to catch speeders in areas from Washington DC to Davenport IA.
Grown adults do not need babysitters.
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