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    Something to think about

    One thing that I became aware of in the endless reporting on Bryan Kohberger was that he was tracked on his way back to PA using his EZPASS transponder.

    I have them in all our drivers and assumed they were passive until queried at a toll plaza. Not so

    It is active all the time and can be used to locate your position, monitor speed and maintain tracking

    I assume other similar regional tags are capable of the same.

    Not sure how happy I am knowing that
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    I did not know that...I assume then that they can be used to track stolen vehicles as well......Ben
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    I have to assume so--but then again that might violate the thief's rights and the courts frown on that
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Grubb View Post
    I have to assume so--but then again that might violate the thief's rights and the courts frown on that
    Heaven forbid we incur the wrath of a lenient court......Ben
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    Just about everything tracks you nowadays. I don't wish to live without my many electronic devices and helpers so I no longer care.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    Just about everything tracks you nowadays. I don't wish to live without my many electronic devices and helpers so I no longer care.

    Same here
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    Anybody tracking me would have to have an even duller existence than I do...That's too sad to even think about......Ben
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    There are probably more but from what I can ascertain I'm being tracked by my car, my insurance company, Google and my phone. I hope they have a good time digesting all the salacious information that they will obtain.
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    I bought a gun last weekend from a guy who is convinced the new $100 bills have a tracking chip that tells the government where he is...He was willing to take less for his gun because I could only come up with nine of the older bills for him...He didn't want the newer ones at all......Ben
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    I keep my fast trac pass in mylar bag when not using toll lanes
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