Tell me it’s only a dream . . .

“Hello, this is Obama, uh, ummm, urr, OnStar — Stay tuned for an important message about your vehicle.”

“Uh, Mr. Okie — we noticed that you voted FOR California’s Proposition 8, the anti-same-sex marriage amendment to the CA constitution and that you also voted for John McCain and that obnoxious moose-shooting abortion-hating-cretin, Sarah Palin — that type of behavior simply will not do.

Your vehicle will be deactivated for the next 60 days so that you can experience the trials and tribulations of your less fortunate brethren as you ride the bus. Maybe next time you’ll make better choices. Have a great day!

In the upcoming “deal” that will keep General Motors afloat, at least for awhile longer, the federal government will “own” 50% of GM’s stock. I’m betting that it will be at least 51%, gotta have that undeniable control don’t ya know? Along with Cadillac, GMC, Buick and Chevrolet, the feds will be getting control of OnStar — that little ditty of a “communications” package that has been installed in most GM vehicles in the past decade. So what? Well, consider this:

“The Truth About Cars” wrote that “OnStar’s computer knows where you were, when you were there, and how fast you went. It knows if and when you applied the brakes, if and when the air bags deployed, and what speed you were going at the time. It knows if and when your car was serviced. OnStar operators can determine if you have a passenger in the front seat (airbag detection). … under certain conditions, OnStar can switch on your GM car’s microphone remotely and record any and all sounds within the vehicle (i.e. conversations).”[8]

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Voice-monitoring capability is marketed as OnStar Hands-Free Calling.[9] The use of this type of capability by law enforcement is subject to legal debate and some technical impediments.[10] OnStar maintains that it is unable to “listen to, view, or record the content of calls”.[11] However, a 2003 lawsuit revealed that systems such as OnStar can be used for eavesdropping on passenger conversations.[12]

Also, it’s possible for them to deactivate your vehicle — What? You thought that they could only unlock the doors?

Police will be able to remotely halt high-speed pursuits with technology being unveiled Tuesday that aims to cut chase-related deaths.

General Motors GM plans to equip 1.7 million of its 2009 model vehicles with the system that allows pursuing officers to request that engines of stolen cars be remotely switched off through the OnStar mobile communications system.

The system, scheduled to be demonstrated Tuesday in Washington, D.C., marks a big move toward reducing what GM says are as many as 9,600 pursuits around the country every year. Up to 400 people die in accidents involving chases, according PursuitWatch.org, an activist group.

“Anytime you have the ability to shut down a dangerous pursuit, that’s a win for everyone,” says Geoffrey Alpert, criminology professor at the University of South Carolina.

Because of a built-in global-tracking device, OnStar already allows police to find stolen vehicles. Now, with permission of the owner, they’ll have the ability to have the engine turned off.

Police will only be allowed to ask for a shutdown when they have a vehicle in sight. An OnStar operator will inform fleeing suspects that the engine is about to stopped, which can then occur in seconds. Brakes and power steering will still function, says OnStar President Chet Huber.

“This isn’t a science project. We are broadly deploying this technology,” he says.

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Such a system has been talked about for years, but law enforcement experts want all manufacturers to participate.

Awww, “want all manufacturers to participate” — no kidding!

Now, there are some stringent privacy provisions in the Onstar contracts, and so far it still takes a court order to use the most egregious tactics against drivers and owners — and we all know that our federal government, our new President and Saviour Bestest-Buddy-Evah! and his Chicago boys would never change the terms of a deal or strong arm anyone, like the Chairman of General Motors, one of Chrysler’s creditors or a Joe the Plumber, right?

Uh Oh! Houston — we got a problem . . .

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