And the same HN users on this thread will say that's not such a big deal. Law enforcers can already track people and arrest them physically, that's just a faster way to do that.
But no, it's bonkers.
And yes, a kill switch in cars is bonkers.
You want to stop a car? You should do that manually because:
- it requires efforts and has a high cost, for something that should not be common
- it implies skin in the game
- it's very hard to mass scale
- it's not nearly has much subject to hacking, corporate abuses, rogue cops, dirty politicians or bugs
- you can throttle things like speed and capabilities from the car, no need for a kill switch
The fact that some people here even debates that shows how much we are screwed.
A significant part of our population, even the educated and smart one as this thread demonstrates, cannot think in a way that will lead to maintain a decent amount freedom given a enough time.
You could never, you cannot, and you will never be able to assume benevolence and competence from the people in power. Their power must always be restricted, for us to keep being free on the long run.
It's not a matter of morality.
It's causality at work.
But sure, the biggest problem is that "it's a not violation of privacy".
And sure, it's just "for impaired drivers". Just like the patriot act was only temporary, right?