Scam Alert: GPS Thefts Lead to Identity Theft, Home Robberies
Now there’s a new car crime, this one involving dashboard-mounted
Global Positioning System (GPS) devices. If you enter your home address on the GPS, a thief who breaks into
your car can use it to know where you live. If GPS owners choose to log their home addresses on the
devices, they should hide them on the system and not label them as "home." Many GPS devices have a
specific "home" button, giving burglars easy directions to the owner’s address.
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