Ford envisions makingcars harass the driverif the company wants torepossess the car. It expressed this by filing a patent applicationfor the malicious idea.Whether this idea is patented or not, or by which company, is just adetail. What is significant is that "connected" cars make thispossible and easy for any company to use on people. The car couldeven refuse to start at all — or start spontaneously and driveitself. And the manufacturer will always know where the car islocated at any time.