Friday, June 18, 2010

Why You Need to Erase Personal Info From a Satellite Navigation System Before You Sell

A reader's letter to syndicated newspaper column "Dear Abby" highlights a little-known issue and sounds an alert about personal information stored on a vehicle satellite navigation system.

The reader explained that she'd bought a used auto already fitted with a navigation system, or GPS as they're sometimes called, and discovered personal information about the previous owner on the device.

The satellite navigation system provided not only the prior owner's name and address but also details about friends and the location of his bank.

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