[OT] Orwell is alive and well in Canada

[Tony Alfrey]

burns wrote:
> They just had a clip on the news where the Chief of Crash Avoidance Technology 
> for the Canadian Department of Transportation  (Transport Canada) was 
> demonstrating technology that they were considering making mandatory across 
> the country...
> 
> A satellite GPS-enabled device that calculates your speed and will prevent the 
> gas pedal from being depressed further once you have reached the mandated 
> speed limit. Apparently, Toronto and Ottawa's speed zones have already been 
> digitally mapped.
> 
> Time to move to Texas.
> 

No, time to move to Toronto.  Before such a device is even released, I 
will bet that someone posts a hack.  A classic business opportunity awaits.

-- 
Tony Alfrey
tonyalfrey at earthlink.net
"I'd Rather Be Sailing"