Trigger warning - there is some discussion of authoritatian government below so if this is triggering for you, please look away.
I've been following some of the governments discussions on changing the road tax model to become a pay-per-mile scheme and a few things have given me pause for thought.
Legislation for this seems to be currently under development from recent news reports due to the governments inability to balance the budget.
To comply with this legislation, all cars will have to be fitted with a telemetry device to track the vehicle. It seems a logical requirement but as it is now going to be effectively tracking you in real time, most likely recording every trafic law violation and will be a great tool for the government to issue a massive number of traffic offence tickets to generate income.
Of course this will improve safety too so not necessarily a bad thing.
I'm pretty sure the control box will need to be government approved, fitted by government licensed installers and have the software that cannot be tampered with. A few more opportunities for subcontractors with politicians on their board of directors.
My suspicion is that this same box will be able to proximity sense other mobile devices and be used to track individuals through this as well, so when it comes time to arrest you for posting on social media about something the goverment isn't happy about then the police know where to get you.
Is the timing of the government digital ID introduction a co-incidence? Think about what the government will be able to do at this point. They can track you though your mobile phone, if you are driving they know everywhere you go and if you break any laws, they know how much you earn, from who and can track all transactions in your bank / Paypal / Venmo accounts etc.
Of course the arguement is that is you have done nothing wrong then you have nothing to hide.
The plan of a surveillance state then takes a huge leap foward and gives so much more power to the government to squeeze money out of you while controlling you.
Am I way off the mark here? Is the government really as nice as they claimed to be when getting you to vote for them? Do you still trust them?
