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FlyWright wrote:
AIS can be a great tool...another arrow in your quiver, but I hope that AIS never becomes a mandantory requirement for access to our nation's waterways. That, IMO, WOULD be overkill.
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*When/if Big Brother requires automobiles to carry tracking devices, mandatory AIS won't be far behind.* Presently have a FasTrack device in my SUV for the convenience of paying tolls, but I'm still able to legally remove it.
There is also a privacy issue with AIS.* Its information is publicly available.* We could track each other's boat movements.