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Then, says Mozilla, 76% of the car companies "sell your data."

"I just bought a new car," I say to Fix. "Nobody told me about this."

"Oh, it's there," she replies. "Buy a new car, you get that really long document. ... The small print says, 'We're collecting your data. We know everything you're doing in your car, and we own (the data). There's nothing you can do about it.'"

Finally, Biden's infrastructure bill also includes a pilot program to tax you based on how far we drive.

"A mileage charge seems fair," I say to Fix. "You pay for your damage to the road."

"Correct," she replies. "But when you start allowing them to do this, they could say, 'We don't want you to buy a firearm.' ... 'We don't want you to go to that destination. So we're not going to let you start your car.' It's about control."

I push back. "They're not controlling me."

"They can," she replies. "Wait until you get a bill for your carbon footprint. 'You're at your maximum for carbon credits. We're not going to let you drive today! Take the train. Take the electric bus.'"

"This is paranoia," I suggest.

"Maybe," says Fix. "But so far, everything that I've said about these things, each step keeps coming through."

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Every Tuesday at JohnStossel.com, Stossel posts a new video about the battle between government and freedom. He is the author of "Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media."

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