Got GPS in your vehicle ?- Warning!

[bekdik]

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]

bekdik has been taken over by a bot?

http://www.google.co.za/search?q=I+...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

 

[Ancalagon]

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/handle.asp

 

[Valis]

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

 

[mikeyb]

bekdik has been taken over by a bot?

http://www.google.co.za/search?q=I+...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Wow, good observation, that is very weird :wtf:

 

[bekdik]

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]

its coommon sense not to put your real home location on your gps
i use the closest petrol station

 

[Jola]

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]

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.