By shutting down Ford's Internet operation, they have refused to wait for any evidence of wrongdoing or corruption on the part of the company. Apparently, the possibility for such dishonesty is sufficient evidence to justify closing down a business that has done nothing wrong. It is a good thing the Texas Department of Transportation employees do not work for the local health inspector's office, otherwise we would have to wait for every contagious disease and pest to be eradicated before a single restaurant in town could open. Texas is right about one thing - there is risk in buying a car through the Internet. There is also a risk involved in buying stocks, mortgaging a home or making vacation reservations, yet Texans still are allowed to conduct these transactions.
Risk is an inherent part of capitalism.
It is why some succeed and others fall behind. Texas should stop unscrupulous businesses from swindling unsuspecting citizens, but it should not coddle its citizens and deny them convenient methods of conducting legal transactions. The possibility of misuse and abuse by a few is not sufficient reason to keep Internet transactions out of the hands of the public. If humanity is truly adept at one thing, it is finding ways to misuse the legitimate workings of society. At the same time, it is unacceptable to deny the average citizen a commodity because someday someone might turn it to their advantage.