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[–] InnocentBystander 1 points (+1|-0) Edited

your penchant for dangerous driving

Is that an accusation? What makes you think I drive dangerously?

to murder someone else

That's a bit extreme. If a plane crashes into a house would you call the pilot a murderer?
How about a cyclist that kills someone?

I don't feel your opinion on this is rational.

Edit:

Almost nobody "wanted" to give up their data, but as a group our stupidity and lack of willpower meant we were powerless to resist it.

Not true. We (as in humanity collectively) gave it up not only willingly, but happy to do so.
Maybe you didn't. But the majority did. They know Apple has no respect for privacy or human rights, and the line up for it.

[–] smallpond 1 points (+1|-0) Edited

Is that an accusation? What makes you think I drive dangerously?

No way. I'm just using a little poetic licence/language to try to imply a future where all manual driving is considered equivalent to "dangerous" driving.

to murder someone else

Vehicle cybersecurity/hacking is already a big thing. I was talking about a powerful group compromising your vehicle's controls to assassinate someone else, using you as a scapegoat because you enjoy driving your own car. Obviously* not an everyday occurrence, but I think it's completely possible/rational.

Edit: * from "Hopefully". I also edited the police/CIA/NSA line from the last comment.

Edit2: Ok, upon further thought the blatant assassination scenario is probably too simplistic to be realistic. However the power afforded to anyone who can gain control of these new vehicles capable of sensing their environment in subtle ways and acting autonomously is terrifying. The potential for nefarious activity leaves me lost for words.