Using GPS for speeding fines
 

Here’s an article about a car rental company that fines its customers for speeding:

http://www.newmassmedia.com/nac.phtml?code=new&db=nac_fea&ref=16435


Makes you wonder how long before insurance companies adopt these techniques.


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Regina

Yikes; part of the price of living in the "information age."

How long before insurance companies adopt these techniques? Just as soon as people will submit, under the guisse of reduced rates.

thanks for the news bit.

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'81 Platinum Metalic SC Coupe

I don't see a danger from the insurance companies - they can't make you install a GPS or subscribe to that AirIQ service. And I suspect that, even with reduced rates, they won't get a lot of volunteers. Even the best drivers don't want State farm knowing everything about their driving habits.

Emanuel

if not GPS, your cell phone will be the tracking system of choice. I've worked in the cellular equipment industry and have seen some tracking equipment which will pin point your cell phone to a city block. Of course it ONLY intended use is to provived for emergency services. . . .you know; "I've fallen, and I can't get up. . .and I don't know where I am."


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'81 Platinum Metalic SC Coupe

Move over, here comes Big Brother. A friend of mine is developing chips for new cars that are controllable through satellite Internet. They hook in the GPS system and will provide "vehicle telemetry" on your car. The proper signal can also disable the car. Sometimes I wonder about his motives, then again, I know his son.

Dave951M

Regina, please tell me you didn't see that article posted on Slashdot...

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blue
'81 SC Targa

Well, as old as our cars are, we're the last people to need to worry about this!

Emanuel (cumulative car age = 52)

Nope, it was emailed to me by a friend (although after checking out Slashdot, I bet that’s where he found it).

As the risk of moving further OT – Island, I’ve read that some wireless phone companies are seriously thinking about using tracking info for marketing other companies’ products to consumers.

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Regina

That does it! I'm moving to the hills of West Virginia!

LIVE FREE OR DIE! http://www.pelicanparts.com/ultimate/smile.gif

Uhh...Bill, I think that's New Hampshire.
http://www.pelicanparts.com/ultimate/smile.gif


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Clint
73T mfi coupe

"LIVE FREE OR DIE!
Uhh...Bill, I think that's New Hampshire."

Yep, New Hampshire; Where the prison inmates get to stamp those words on to licence plates all day long. That's gotta hurt.

Now that we're way OT.. .
Regina, I'm surprised you've read that. I guess the trial ballon has been floated then. Just expect the cellular industry to do what ever "creative sol'n" nesesary to increasing revenue. . . .It started out as "all about technology" now it's all about leveraging the technology into revenue!

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'81 Platinum Metalic SC Coupe