Finland detects more GPS jammers as drivers increasingly try to hide their tracks
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Owning a GPS jammer is in itself not illegal, but using the devices to interfere with signals is a crime, according to the Southeastern Finland Police Department.
  • @zik@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23•1 year ago

    It’s not just EVs - most new cars have these tracking devices where they sell your data to your insurance company to be used against you.

      • A Wild Mimic appears!English
        4•1 year ago

        5G (“Connected Cars” for lower insurance rates have been a thing in central europe for over 20 years) and Wifi.

      • @zik@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6•1 year ago

        They have devices installed which include GPS and an accelerometer. They report back to base via a cellular connection when you drive erratically or aggressively etc.