Anyone got a Trafficmaster Smartnav System ?

[F Body]

A secret 'Big Brother' operation is built into the small print of a contract between the Department for Transport and the satnav company Trafficmaster.

The controversial scheme monitors some of the 50,000 drivers who have Trafficmaster's Smartnav system

But, critics fear, the system could provide the blueprint to monitor the location, speed and journey details of millions of drivers in years to come.

Such a system might be used to manage a system of road pricing, where motorists are charged according to which roads they use and the time of day. It might also be used to identify speeding drivers.

However, the DfT stresses that all the information is anonymised to ensure they do not have the personal details of drivers ......YET !!!!!!!!!

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I think this could be another Northern Rock, who in their right mind is going to buy a Satnav system that gives it's data to the Government

[art b]

surely only any use, if ya used ya satnav every day/journey

[Flip Martian]

Yeah I'd think if you just had it switched off, there's no problem... Still, absolutely right - who'd buy one knowing they were being monitored...

[Fieldy]

Quoting: Flip Martian

who'd buy one knowing they were being monitored...

That's the problem, most people won't know....