Good thing I have two computers. One for web browsing and another that has never been connected to the internet!!

TAKE THAT YOU GOVERNMENT SNAKES!

They said not only your computers but also everything in your whole house basically.

The TV news reported that less than half the cars bought through the Cash for Clunkers program were American made. We have been stimulating the Japanese economy with this program. But I'm sure the gov't will come up with more money to keep it going. Afterall .... look at what they get out of it .... total access to your computer, which is now the gov't's computer and which they can sell the info to any agency they want, domestic or even foreign.

i do not blame people for not buying a american made car. when spending so much of your next to worthless dollars (plus interest that is not made of "dollars") whats the better buy? a car manufactured to need replacing in 5-7 years (more if your lucky), or a vehicle that is made to run as long as it's maintained?

easy choice for me and my family.

although, we are glad we did not participate in this "program."

dear god i can see where this is highly disturbing to the non-net savvy but PLEASE this is hype.

#1 there is no instantaneous collection of data, to take 'all your personal information' would take quite awhile.

#2 once you disconnect from the system you are no longer part of the system period. they are talking about the information on the SYSTEM not on a personal computer. nowhere does it say your personal, physical computer becomes government property permanently. it clearly states "WHEN your computer is logged onto the CARS system it is considered a federal computer system and is property of the federal government" so when it is NOT, it is not. This is about IT security and not sealing your information, if they wanted to they simply would they wouldn't have to do this. this is simply Beck ragging on a successful government program that agitates him. You can put your tinfoil hats away.

#3 why should i believe this lady's claim that the government has malwear programs and tracking cookies that they are putting into my comp to track me 'forever'. please she obviously has no idea of what she is talking.

basically this is the typical drivel produced by faux news to try to drive a wedge through the country in order to destroy it for their corporate masters. nothing 'real' to see here folks but a blow-hard and his vanna white like side kick.

Better hurry up!

TPTB just anounced the program will end at 8:00 P.M. Monday!

Thank goodness Congress is on recess, otherwise a few more billion would have been made available.

I love it when Congress is not in session.

But I thought Beck was a right wing nut job that spews nothing but lies?!?!?!

So if I bank online while I go to this site, all my savings will now belong to Obama?
I need to find a way to have him take possesion of my bills instead.

Today CARS, tomorrow ...?

Can somebody please explain the acronym for CARS?
... I doubt it is really referring to automobiles.

My take is, ONLY "WHEN" you are logged on to their site.
And at least they are telling you. WHEN. It doesn't say they maintain this monitoring/ownership program after you have disconnected from them. And I doubt they do, as logging on directly connects you to them. Also, remember it IS a gov't DoT website, so it makes a good security policy to make sure they don't get hacked. Fear of having your secrets stolen.

I'm sure it is set up to sneak a look into computers while you are connected and logged on to their website though..haha, Bios hacking has been around for a long time. The governments ARE sneaky. haha.

But the choice is yours. You should ALWAYS read the disclaimers etc.

Originally posted by mental modulator
I am afraid of the Death Squad Panels personally

You should be.
Someday you'll be AARP age and that's when the 'fun' will begin.

Originally posted by seadragoniii
it wont be something that affects every user who goes or has went to the cars.gov website.

I hope you are right. From what I'm reading (and I admit I'm not computer savy), it looks mighty frightening and intrusive.

Originally posted by Animal
#3 why should i believe this lady's claim that the government has malwear programs and tracking cookies ....

They recently got caught with their pants down in regards to collecting email addresses and sending unsolicited emails to those people. Do you think they are incapable of other more nafarious treachery? True, no one has proof of it, just like no one has proof that JFK was the target of a conspiracy, but chances are that it's there .. ya' know?

Originally posted by FlyersFan

Originally posted by mental modulator
I am afraid of the Death Squad Panels personally

You should be.
Someday you'll be AARP age and that's when the 'fun' will begin.

Oh god I doubt I will make it, don't even know if I want to...

If you get Death Paneled, I am saying, "sorry I was a fool" now.

You'll get Jeb one day soon enough there FF, you'll feel safe again eventually, one day at a time.

Originally posted by mental modulator
You'll get Jeb one day soon enough there FF, you'll feel safe again eventually, one day at a time.

Jeb isn't running. He has said so. Even if he did, he wouldn't win. I have no idea who the Libertarians or the Constitution Party are putting up in 2012. WHOEVER they are, they've gotta' be better then Obama or Jindal or Christ or ________ (fill in republican or democrat of choice). That's where my vote will be going .. if I'm alive .. and considering everything, I doubt it.

really i am not trying to prevent anyone from carrying out their paranoid delusional fantasies, feel free to continue down that road.

i am pointing out the terrible unreliability of the source provided and the questionable qualifications of the personalities acting as the mouth pieces of this source.

while i highly doubt the 'real reason' for the cash for clunkers program was to steal anyone's 'private information' i will not stand in anyone's way who wished to believe such a claim.

still, i will also reserve my right to call such a claim the most idiotic thing i have herd today.