Posted on 08/20/2019 9:55:42 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
MERCEDES has sparked a privacy row by admitting it spies on drivers with tracking devices covertly installed in its cars.
The secret sensors, fitted to all new and used motors sold by the firm’s dealers, pinpoint the vehicle’s exact location.
And it insists they are only activated in “extreme circumstances” — when finance customers have defaulted on their payments.
But it admits sharing car owner information and vehicle location details with third-party bailiffs and recovery firms who repossess the cars.
But Mercedes customers who buy cars through the official financial arm give their permission when signing lengthy terms and conditions — which often go unread.
(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...
Did they change it or is someone adulterating German beer?
Dieselgate? And there is a Dieselgate jr. now bubbling up!
Mercedes spying?
The German economy is about to tank...
it insists they are only activated in “extreme circumstances”...
That’ll last long!! :)
There was speculation that that writer who said things were getting sticky and he had to go away and ended up dying in his car, some said that it was controlled by smart technology in the car.
That’s the WORST sentence anyone has ever written :)
Well, it’s better than a Frog in your salad:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3772926/posts
What if you pay cash and have no finacing?
Well then of course they will (wink, wink) deactivate it.
And if you don’t think other car makers are not doing the same thing...
This is old school technology.
Some subprime lenders do this in an effort to finance cars to deadbeats.
I’m surprised Mercedes is doing this.
“things were getting sticky and he had to go away and ended up dying in his car”
Any mention of “Zyklon-B”?
Not to worry.
When you get your new Corvette, everything will be just fine as long you mail in the payments.
Still included at no extra cost....for extreme circumstances
Is this new? GM On*Star, Chrysler UConnect, Ford Remote Access all can do the same thing.
Waiting for a Mercedes car owner to check in here...
A block of C4 would be easier. Plus, nobody would follow a Mercedes closely from then on.
Well, it’s better than a Frog in your salad:
That’s from Wisconsin.
I have kin up there and they charge extra for frog legs at the buffet.
If you should happen to dine in the Great White North, just remember; put enough salt on it and it should taste OK.
What if you pay cash and have no finacing?
Are you kidding?
Your data is worth $$$ and Germany is about broke.
And if you don’t think other car makers are not doing the same thing...
dp0622 is the local agent and he has a very nice bridge for sale!
Contact: dp0622@Freerepublic.com for further information.
We don’t need no stinking EULAs....
There is also a spy in my Jeep.
I used to sell commercial real estate. The ONLY reason I’d ever buy a Mercedes is if I was in sales and had to drive clients around. They are the most overpriced mass produced cars on the road, IMO. Impressing other people is the only reason I’d own one, And even then I’d count the cost.
I tried frog’s legs once.
Too chewy...................
I’ll probably be scorched for this, but I’ve always considered Benz products to be glorified Volkswagens. It’s a name and an emblem; and the only claim to fame a bunch of people have is that they went into hock for the imagined glory. I wish them happiness. An old philosopher once said, “ Only the man who doesn’t “need” anything is truly rich.
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