GPS is the single greatest invention since the wheel. Well, it is for me. Admittedly, I’m not a great driver. I don’t pay attention as much as I should. I day dream and I miss exits. I’m safe, but I just don’t like to drive. GPS gets me there.

I’ve messed with all kinds of GPS devices to get me from A to B. I’ve used iPhone Apps, Google Maps and the GPS that came built into me vehicle’s dashboard. My dashboard GPS is frustrating and less than user friendly. So I went out and picked up one of the name brand portable models. I LOVE IT!

Out of the box, it brought me through a set up wizard. The set up wizard prompted me to plug in my home address into a field appropriately called “Home.” This thing is so user friendly it allows you to press this one button from wherever you are at the time and it gets you home!

What a fantastic feature; for a car thief or a burglar!. As soon as I saw this feature I was like, ahhhh NO! I’m not plugging my home address in this thing. If my vehicle was ever stolen, the thief would know where I lived and have the remote control to my garage too! And if you ever valet a car at a restaurant or function, the valet has a buddy who then goes to your home and burgles it! With your keys! So I plugged “Home” as the address where city hall is. Plus I never give my house keys to a valet.

Some of you reading this might be saying “The thief still has your address on your vehicle registration” Ahhhh, NO! Not mine. First, you’re supposed to carry your registration in your wallet and not leave it in the car. I learned this after the cop who I reported my stolen car told me this 20 years ago. And my registration is listed as a PO Box. I use a PO Box as a corresponding address for almost every transaction that allows it. I have a barrier between my home life and every thing else.

Remember, you have to think like a burglar to prevent a burglary.

Robert Siciliano personal security expert to Home Security Source discussing Tracking on the Tyra Banks Show

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Comment by ionflux on March 6, 2010 at 7:39pm: no you know what really mess up that the police don't use this and geeks beat them in 4 seconds to gps a location and bet ill save a girl in truck or a lil kidnapped that mom gave her a phone top keep in touch cause she need her meds or just to tell her anythings you know, not in 30 seconds like in the movie well any way you neo man is true
police is search and destroy in staid the flip flop to protect and serve but naa they like the federal hand book crap with the police brutality i imagine does kids what you wanna be when you grow up now heheh im gonna be a futurism scientist geek gonna an awesome geek

Comment by Josh on March 6, 2010 at 7:20pm: I'm protected with my truck. One thing it looks like crap. It has a mismatched fender and one rim doesn't match. I really leave it unlocked and nobody bothers it. Maybe you drive a car that advertises to thieves. One way to protect yourself, give up the BS look at me Mercedes. Get a beater. Lol.

Comment by NeferSif on March 6, 2010 at 8:12am: Great idea. I think I would put in the address of my local police station. They are usually separate buildings from city hall here. Also the car registrations are windshield stickers. I do however keep my insurance card in my wallet. This comes in handy if you car is crunched. The glove box might not open.

Comment by 5 Hour Butt on March 5, 2010 at 5:41am: Excelllent Blog! One way to prevent someone from using your GPS to go to your home is to not ever leave it in the car. They are all pretty portable and fit in a pocket. If you leave it in the car you will be a target for a smash and grab. I left the mount for mine on the windsheild of a rental car on a biz trip once and had a window smashed and the theives stole my sunglasses. . . So now, I take the mount off, put it in the glovebox and never leave the GPS in the carand all is good.

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