Driving to dystopia

[ciphergoth]

How would you like to receive *this* call while driving to an emergency?

"This is an automatic phone call. Has your car been stolen? The pattern of driving does not match your normal pattern. Please press 1 for police response based on the GPS coordinates we have received.

At least it doesn't ask for a PIN.

This idea is a footnote to the chapter on biometrics in Ross Anderson's "Security Engineering".

Comments

Sadly ...

[bootpunk.livejournal.com]

... save this LJ entry. In 10 yrs time, you will be able to look back on it and think about the times when our movements weren't tracked routinely by consumer devices, let alone the state.

"Can I opt out?" "Well sure, I guess, maybe, but why would you want to?"

[jhg.livejournal.com]

That is really scary.

[aegidian]

While driving to an emergency I would not be answering my phone.

"your vehicle has experienced extreme deceleration, would you ..zzzt.. like me to contact ..pop.. the emergency services ..zzzzzttpp.."

[dr-d.livejournal.com]

"This is an automatic phone call. The pattern of noise emanating from your house does not match your usual pattern. Are you perchance having sex? And if so, can we watch? Check that, we already are ... "

[adjectivemarcus.livejournal.com]

The artificial passenger can analyse speech for signs of sleepiness and is programmed to ask startling questions to provoke drivers in wakefulness.

If all else fails the dashboard will squirt cold water into the face of a driver to keep them concentrating on the road ahead.

Ideal for when you want a nutcase in your car but didn't drive past any hitchhikers?

(BBC ARTICLE)