UPDATE on Glenn Beck Story on Cars.gov Privacy Agreement That Taps Into User's PC

Glenn Beck Show ^ | 09/03/09 | mware

[mware]

For those of you that followed the story last week. Glenn Beck reported on todays show that the Obama Administration contacted their show this afternoon, telling them that they have taken the web page down and are changing the wording.

[goat granny]

Been through a lot in 70 years, and have kept great blood pressure because I don't scare easily..If I were going to quote scripture...I would say I have been given a spirit of faith not fear....Just quietly live my life and have a loaded gun ready.....Been a Rush listener since the 1990’s and lived through Jimmy Carter, riots and the burnings in the cities across this country, assassination of 2 Kennedy's, Martin L. King, and an attempt on Wallace. Riots at the Democrat convention in the 60’s and that is just off the top of my head, Oh yea, campus riots, attacks on Recruiters for the military and people yelling baby killers at returning vets...What are your credentials for being scared?

[mewzilla]

bttt.

[My hearts in London - Everett]

This NXbit can be used on home computers that are not networked? Does it work with all OS? I was trying to research intrusion protection systems after listening to Beck earlier, but it was a little confusing to someone limited understanding of all this computer tech stuff.

Also, I believe my pc is probably running as an admin user. How do you change it?

Thanks for your expertise, Tarpon. :~)

[My hearts in London - Everett]

No, but any consumer who went to a dealership and had their personal and financial info input appears to have been screwed.

[jer33 3]

Ping

[LucyT]

UPDATE on Glenn Beck Story on Cars.gov Privacy Agreement That Taps Into User's PC

Glenn Beck exposes a privacy agreement on the "Cash for Clunkers" website that in part reads: "This application provides access to the DoT CARS system. When logged on to the CARS system, your computer is considered a Federal computer system and is the property of the U.S. Government."

[Mr. Blonde]

I’m guessing the government was getting that information anyway. I can’t imagine anyone thought they would be getting a rebate from the government without the government knowing who they are.

[Secret Agent Man]

I don’t know about ‘just by being on the internet’ but people’s files get updated all the time by automatic downloads and service packs, who the hell knows what those changes are...

[Cindy]

Thanks for the ping Jer33 3.

I didn’t see the show, so let’s just go to the site now:

Here’s there privacy info for cars.gov and they link here:
http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html

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http://www.cars.gov/

Quote - summary index links at the Official Information link:

http://www.cars.gov/official-information

Official Information
Download The Rule
Download Day One Notice
Download the Law
Download the Amendment

[Cindy]

I travel all over the internet daily with an understanding that nothing is private really on the internet and this is my opinion after reading volumes of stuff over the years.

[jer33 3]

Note: There was a warning to not go on the website until the privacy language is changed. Watch the video clip instead that is in the post for which I pinged you.

[mewzilla]

A related link with the text of the waiver...

Why does the CARS system consider your computer property of the United States Government?

Question for the left: You all had a cow about FISA. Why no cows now...?

[Cindy]

“Confidential Information and Privacy” section is here:

http://www.cars.gov/files/TheRule.pdf

[My hearts in London - Everett]

True, true. I’m dealing with a headache, didn’t think of that. Duh! lol

[mewzilla]

Check this out....

Fox News Blunders on Cash for Clunkers Privacy

[mewzilla]

The above says it's not a government website, but darned if I can figger out who is responsible for it. If anyone does figure it out, would he/she please give me a ping?

[jer33 3]

Thanks for the link, Cindy. Hope all is well.

[Cindy]

Sighing...All the interesting persons on the left and far beyond the left who screamed everytime some program went in to monitor/target terrorists and they screamed, “Invasion of privacy.” Yet when the healthcare bill came out for all to read and when the Obama administration said all medical records will be in one national database because....(fill in the blanks) ... not one peep from the left. Well, so much to say, but I’m a lady, so I’ll leave it at that.

[Cindy]

Oh, I already went on the website.

I go to .gov and .mil web sites daily.

[Cindy]

All is fine considering and I hope you are enjoying your summer jer33 3.