Kirk…we are basically in agreement. The disagreement is which battle should we be concentrating on regarding the invasion of our privacy and resulting eroding freedoms.
In my mind, the Cirrus IQ is a potential battle, but relatively insignificant privacy wise. Could be a benefit to the Cirrus owner, Cirrus equipped flight school, etc. The potential for over reach is always there including using the data for FAA enforcement issues especially in potential litigation scenarios for the blame game. I just think there are far bigger fish to fry with a much better return on investment than Cirrus IQ when it come to data mining, invasion of privacy, and eroding freedoms.
However, it has been a good, thoughtful debate. Happy flying!