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Infotainment systems in vehicles store as much data as a computer or smartphone. You could be putting your security at risk if you forget to erase personal information before selling or upgrading the vehicle. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/div>\n
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MODERN cars come with a host of features to make it easier to drive and keep you entertained while doing so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest infotainment systems and connectivity technology enable hands free calling, easy navigation and the ability to listen to your favourite road tripping music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVehicle infotainment systems store as much data as a computer or smartphone, and you could be putting your security at risk if you forget to erase your personal information when you sell or upgrade your car,\u201d says Ron Knott-Craig, Executive: Operational Services at Tracker SA. \u201cTake the time to go through the car\u2019s menu and delete the data stored by the system to keep you and your loved ones safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you sell or trade-in your car, you could be leaving this information behind for a stranger to access, thereby putting your privacy and security at risk. Your navigation information in the wrong hands could be setting you up for a dangerous situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, information regarding your home address and frequent destinations could be used by a criminal to locate your car for hijacking or theft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some steps you can take to erase the data stored by your car before you part ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

. <\/span>Remove all Bluetooth pairings:<\/span> <\/strong>Unpair your phone and any other devices you might have connected to the car via Bluetooth. When you unpair a phone it will typically remove the contacts, call history and other personal data with it. However, if not:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

. <\/span>Delete contact history:<\/strong> <\/span>Go through the menu options to remove contact names and numbers, call history and text messages. This could be a little different for each vehicle make and model, therefore consult your owner\u2019s manual to check how to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

.<\/span> Clear addre<\/span>sses:<\/strong> The navigation system has most likely stored your home and office address, as well as other frequently visited destinations and the routes that you travel regularly. These systems often have a menu option to clear personal data or recent destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

. <\/span>Log out of mobile apps:<\/strong> <\/span>Log out of all the mobile apps that are included in the car or that pair with an app on your smartphone.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

.<\/span> Disengage the garage door opener:<\/strong> <\/span>Imagine the new owner of your car had the means to open your garage door by the touch of a button. Along with the knowledge of your home address, they could easily invite themselves over for a visit. Removing the code programmed into your car for opening your garage door is often as simple as pushing two buttons at once for a few seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, a quick way to remove all personalised data from a car is to restore it to factory settings. But keep in mind that this will erase everything that you have customised, including seat set-up preferences, lighting profiles and radio pre-sets. -ISSUED: TRACKER SA<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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