View Full Version : Got GPS in your vehicle ?- Warning!
bekdik
19-11-2010, 12:21 PM
I then placed a call to my insurance agent and explained it to him I was puzzled that they left my GPS and all other belongings. Here is where it gets scary !
"Now they know what you drive, go to your home, and if your vehicle isn't there they assume you aren't and break in your home."
davemc
19-11-2010, 12:28 PM
bekdik has been taken over by a bot?
http://www.google.co.za/search?q=I+then+placed+a+call+to+my+insurance+agen t+and+explained+it+to+him+I+was+puzzled+that+they+ left+my+GPS+and+all+other+belongings.+Here+is+wher e+it+gets+scary+!&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Ancalagon
19-11-2010, 12:30 PM
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/handle.asp
Valis
19-11-2010, 01:16 PM
Ha! I love the way the Snopes people assume thieves will only break into your house if they know there's no-one home. They obviously don't live in SA :p
mikeyb
19-11-2010, 02:10 PM
bekdik has been taken over by a bot?
http://www.google.co.za/search?q=I+then+placed+a+call+to+my+insurance+agen t+and+explained+it+to+him+I+was+puzzled+that+they+ left+my+GPS+and+all+other+belongings.+Here+is+wher e+it+gets+scary+!&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Wow, good observation, that is very weird :wtf:
bekdik
19-11-2010, 02:30 PM
Thanks for that.
I did try snopes - about 4 different variations - and got nothing. The mail I got was via a a neighbour hood watch and also here http://www.zoopedup.com/profiles/garage.aspx?user=Phoenix_GP
rodga
19-11-2010, 03:07 PM
its coommon sense not to put your real home location on your gps
i use the closest petrol station
In SA they prefer that you are home when they raid you - because the alarm is typically off then, and you can open the safe for them.
Ancalagon
19-11-2010, 03:18 PM
Besides why would they need an address to rob? I mean, what difference does it make?
What if they pitch up at your house only to see armed guards 24x7 and 6 metre high walls? They'll find easier targets.
The thing about housebreaking is that there are so many targets with high value goods inside, that they would rather probably pick a lower risk target than go after the guy who had a GPS in his car. Not to mention, having a GPS is not indicative of having millions of rands lying around in your place, it just means you have a GPS. A lot of people might have really valuable stuff, like high end TVs, but not a GPS. Typically the older crowd for instance. Why then go after GPS users?
Maybe its common sense to eliminate a risk simply by not capturing a home address, but it seems like fear mongering to me. Its information, but I'm not convinced that a burgler would want to use it.