Who's tracking you?

[birddog 68]

According to my cousin who is an Allstate rep, virtually all auto insurance companies are moving in the direction of basing rates on digital info provided by your car. If you allow this monitoring, you can save or lose money depending upon how you drive. In addition to your milage, it will monitor if you exceed the speed limits, accelerate rapidly, slam on the brakes or do anything else that indicates that you are not driving like a nun.

Like everyone else I enjoy saving money and I realize that someone or something is monitoring or tracking me everywhere I go nowadays but I'm definitely not volunteering for it.
@crazymonkey this sounds like what's causing your battery to drain from what wedgy said so I will assume that you are cutting the cord so to speak?

 

[Muddyboots]

If you know anyone that drives short track, can you imagine the dataset it will generate?

 

[Muddyboots]

BTW, satellite radio does same, not as accurate but close enough to track you. Very easily overlooked. On My 09 Ram, this is only external connection.

 

[Varmint Hunter]

I worked (past tense) for the largest township in the country. About 10 years ago they put a GPS tacker in every car they had. About a year later, they put one on every piece of heavy equipment (bulldozers, backhoes and such) and every vessel that we had.

You would be amazed at how many employees got caught doing some incredibly stupid things despite the fact that they were told that the vehicles were being tracked. Some of the tracking systems were very sophisticated. Snowplows were transmitting not only how fast they were plowing but also indicated the position of the plow blade and speed of the salt spreader, all in real time.

 

[Varmint Hunter]

Like everyone else I enjoy saving money and I realize that someone or something is monitoring or tracking me everywhere I go nowadays but I'm definitely not volunteering for it.
@crazymonkey this sounds like what's causing your battery to drain from what wedgy said so I will assume that you are cutting the cord so to speak?

The systems that our township installed were supposed to go into sleep mode if the vehicle didn't move for a period of time, thus, avoiding the battery drain. However, the units did not always move into that mode and did exhaust a few batteries.

 

[Muddyboots]

Apple Air Trackers becoming more prevalent. If you have any external disagreements, good idea to download Apple App to sweep your vehicles. Some high tech criminals could use to confirm you are not home. Plenty of reports.

 

[crazymonkey]

Like everyone else I enjoy saving money and I realize that someone or something is monitoring or tracking me everywhere I go nowadays but I'm definitely not volunteering for it.
@crazymonkey this sounds like what's causing your battery to drain from what wedgy said so I will assume that you are cutting the cord so to speak?

Absolutely !! I've already pulled it out . Luckily it wasn't to hard . It's got a battery inside and a Sim card for cell type stuff .

 

[Phil Rizzo]

The -swat3e have an ultra modern microphone too?

 

[Victor3Ranger1]

The -swat3e have an ultra modern microphone too?

Yep

 

[6xshooter]

Most new cars and trucks have tracker. Have apps you can see where your car is. Can remotely start and turn off your car or truck. So if you can start and stop your vehicle and see where you are. be assured the government can too.

 

[MtPockets]

So if you can start and stop your vehicle and see where you are. be assured the government can too.

And probably any 12 year old hacker that doesn't even need to leave Grandmas basement.

 

[nksmfamjp]

S.W.A.T. GPS Vehicle Tracking | Acrisure Protection Group

www.acrisurepg.com

 

[Calvin45]

Heard one the other day:

"I was having coffee with a friend the other day. I asked "do you think our phones are being used to spy on us?" She laughed. I laughed. Alexa laughed. Siri laughed…."

 

[Wedgy]

My neighbor has a new Subaru that flashed a reminder on the center console to check the back of the car for groceries as she had just been to the store. So ya, it knows where you are.