I couldnt agree with you more Jason. I brought home a Cadillac Escalade
last week, and that north star system they have is the same thing!
Thats nuts. If you hit that little button, or get into an accident,
they are right there over your speakers. Asking you questions and they
can hear every word through the speakers!! Its nuts.
Eric
Jason Bleazard wrote:
>
> Maybe I'm a luddite, but I'm not thrilled with parts of this. Yes, I'd love
> to have a small GPS in the truck or even in my watch so that I can tell
> where I am. But I absolutely DO NOT want it telling anyone else where I am.
> The last thing I want is somebody noticing that I drove to Carlisle and
> deciding to send me coupons for some restaurant along the way. That's about
> the least obtrusive application. Yes, of course I realize that they do the
> same thing with credit cards, but at least there I have a choice to pay with
> cash instead.
>
> Am I the only one who doesn't want "them" tracking my movements?
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Toronto, Ontario
> current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg. Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
> current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 Club Cab V8/5.2L/Auto
> RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 Club Cab V6/3.9L/Auto
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of mrdancer
> > Sent: Saturday, July 17, 1999 6:07 PM
> > To: 'DML'
> > Subject: DML: Small GPS receiver
> >
> >
> > Follows is a copy of an article from TechWeb News. I thought
> > something like
> > this would make an interesting (and cheap) application for a vehicle
> > security device (ala LoJack):
> >
> >
> > === The Scoop ===============================
> >
> > A GPS In Every Pocket
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