On CARS.GOV: "Your Computer becomes the Federal Governments"..?

If I was an auto dealer under no circumstances would I agree to this. I would just have to do without. I am not allowing the federal government access to any part of my computer. Personal I think this whole clunker program is a big waste of time just so we can see a quick pick up in the economy, with a drop off to come. What is going to happen after the car program is over? Are the cars just going to keep selling without any incentive? I doubt it. Also we are destroying used auto's which will make it harder for a teenager wanting to attain their first ride. Teenagers, unless they come from a wealth family just cannot afford a new auto, so they buy a used auto.

Oh damn, you beat me to the punch. I was about to write the same topic, but it looks like i'm not the only one to find out about this. I've also found out about this site Cars.gov, and I got sites to back them up. I found out about it from Abovetopsecret.com, and then from Atlas Shrugs. Scary, freaky stuff indeed to go to a website that lets the government force open your computer to their sights and letting them snoop around. I was tempted at first to go in there to see if they're right or not, but i'd rather not take that risk and let my own government snoop around and look into my computer, or even my hard drive. To make things worse, their snoopery is LEGAL! LEGIT! No. I'm going to turn my computers into digital my islands. I'm not letting them get to any of them OR my hard drives at all. I expected something like this from Bush's admin, but from Obama's? I'm already paying attention to sites like Jihad Watch, Atlas Shrugs, The Religion of Peace, AboveTopSecret, etc., and with Obama's latest treasonous actions that he's done, i'm glad and proud that I didn't vote at all. Not once in my life. I'm a neutral. http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/08/carsgov-gives-obamas-administration-complete-access-to-your-computer.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy8wgS69xjI&feature=channel_page http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090731144632AAWdOIz http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2009/20090731195723.aspx

I heard about disabling cars on the radio today, a car dealer called in and described the process. I don't understand why these cars must be destroyed! Where's all that scrap metal going? Pretty soon teens and people with very little money won't be able to get cars because there won't be any old clunkers to serve as first cars or cheap old beaters to get to work in. This is another blow to the middle class.

"# be in drivable condition (With Sodium Silicate in it?)" This is before they put the sodium silicate in it. In other words, they don't want folks bringing in non-running vehicles. That would defeat the purpose of the program. I also agree with Tess about accessing government networks.

When you are logged into the Federal System as an agent (like most military contractors are, by the way) you have access to their computer network. This is fairly standard, and as a result, they have the right to monitor what you are doing on their system, and to treat you as a contract employee. The car dealer has the right not to participate in the program, and in that case of course their computer systems won't be monitored. It's strictly voluntary. These cars are being destroyed and scrapped. The intent is twofold; to stimulate the auto industry by promoting the sale of new, higher fuel efficiency vehicles, and to get rid of older vehicles which produce higher emissions of pollutants and which have lower fuel economy.