Read somewhere this is being used for false whiplash claims in Europe. :suspect:
You can thank the 1+ million moron jackasses who signed up for the Progressive Insurance Snapshot monitor. If that had been a massive failure, other companies would get the hint that the public doesn't want it and therefor there is no money in it. Instead over 1 million fools volunteered to have their driving habits monitored for a discount on an already overpriced mass advertised insurance company.
You can usually guess who has that monitor in their car too...they'll be the idiot that blocks up traffic by slowing down for a stop sign 2 blocks back and when a light turns green, the semi in the next lane will out accelerate them.
Anyone who's had one of those monitors should be maimed to the point they can never drive a car again. Heck, anyone who uses Progressive at all should be ***** slapped into next week...along with that ugly ***** Flo.
These are the same type of people who will be first in line to have themselves and their kids "chipped". They'll be all giddy over the idea of how safe they'll be having medical information available at a swipe and the extra protection if their kids become lost or abducted. And don't forget the convenience of simply having your arm scanned while buying your trendy (aka crappy overpriced) Nike and Apple products! No need to carry bulky cash or plastic anymore...it's now built into you!
Last year I adopted a pet from a shelter with a chip. They showed me how it worked by scanning her with a wand and all sorts of info popped up. They automatically do it to every pet they get and I'm sure they get a kickback from the chip company as you have to pay a registration fee. I never registered as I will not support that kind of technology, especially the way they're pushing it.
I give it 10 more years. The commercial success from monitoring cars to putting ID chips in pets and volunteer humans will make it acceptable to the idiot masses and eventually it'll lead to the government forcing it on everyone. If they don't mandate it in the name of terrorism, they'll just make your life difficult by not having it. Current example would be renewing your plates or paying property taxes without internet access in Indiana.
You can thank the 1+ million moron jackasses who signed up for the Progressive Insurance Snapshot monitor. If that had been a massive failure, other companies would get the hint that the public doesn't want it and therefor there is no money in it. Instead over 1 million fools volunteered to have their driving habits monitored for a discount on an already overpriced mass advertised insurance company.
You can usually guess who has that monitor in their car too...they'll be the idiot that blocks up traffic by slowing down for a stop sign 2 blocks back and when a light turns green, the semi in the next lane will out accelerate them.
Anyone who's had one of those monitors should be maimed to the point they can never drive a car again. Heck, anyone who uses Progressive at all should be ***** slapped into next week...along with that ugly ***** Flo.
These are the same type of people who will be first in line to have themselves and their kids "chipped". They'll be all giddy over the idea of how safe they'll be having medical information available at a swipe and the extra protection if their kids become lost or abducted. And don't forget the convenience of simply having your arm scanned while buying your trendy (aka crappy overpriced) Nike and Apple products! No need to carry bulky cash or plastic anymore...it's now built into you!
Last year I adopted a pet from a shelter with a chip. They showed me how it worked by scanning her with a wand and all sorts of info popped up. They automatically do it to every pet they get and I'm sure they get a kickback from the chip company as you have to pay a registration fee. I never registered as I will not support that kind of technology, especially the way they're pushing it.
I give it 10 more years. The commercial success from monitoring cars to putting ID chips in pets and volunteer humans will make it acceptable to the idiot masses and eventually it'll lead to the government forcing it on everyone. If they don't mandate it in the name of terrorism, they'll just make your life difficult by not having it. Current example would be renewing your plates or paying property taxes without internet access in Indiana.
