Question on GPS

[gerhard1]

Can law enforcement use them to trace the past movements of the vehicles that have them?

I'd like to know for my story on terrorism.

Thanks for any help.

 

[TwoForFlinching]

That's a good question. I'd assume if they can access your vehicles pc, they'd be able to scrape that data. Curious if they can do it remotely via satellite.

 

[dennishoddy]

A lot of vehicles have a black box now, but don't know if it includes historical data on past travels. It would take a pretty good memory to save very much I'd think.

 

[p238shooter]

I heard that Onstar was collecting data and it uploaded in batches for them to save. I do not know if that is true or not, but if you had an emergency and pushed the red button, they could pinpoint you.

 

[KOPBET]

I'd be more worried about my cell phone.

 

[p238shooter]

Hell, even Google knows where you are with your phone. Ya think all those huge data centers scattered across the US are for Google Searches. Ha ha

 

[RickN]

They probably know if you fart in your car.

 

[TwoForFlinching]

That's no joke. I'll have a conversation with someone in person, it'll show up in my ads within a day or two.

I can't imagine how long Tesla is gonna hound me after that other thread.

 

[dennishoddy]

That's no joke. I'll have a conversation with someone in person, it'll show up in my ads within a day or two.

I can't imagine how long Tesla is gonna hound me after that other thread.

Hound you for what? Just curious.

 

[RickN]

That's no joke. I'll have a conversation with someone in person, it'll show up in my ads within a day or two.

I can't imagine how long Tesla is gonna hound me after that other thread.

So true, I mentioned the 360 Air Fryer to a few friends online and within a day ads started showing up for it.