Big Brother is watching: surveillance box to track drivers is backed

This kind of thing was always on the cards.  Also a little concerning if this follows the speed-camera model of guilty unless you can prove your innocence. Still for every signal there is a jammer so the innocent will have their privacy invaded and the guilty will bypass the system.

The government is backing a project to install a "communication box" in new cars to track the whereabouts of drivers anywhere in Europe, the Guardian can reveal.

Under the proposals, vehicles will emit a constant "heartbeat" revealing their location, speed and direction of travel. The EU officials behind the plan believe it will significantly reduce road accidents, congestion and carbon emissions. A consortium of manufacturers has indicated that the router device could be installed in all new cars as early as 2013. more...