I’ve been looking to buy a GPS navigation system for my car and will likely purchase one soon, however, when conducting my research something alarmed me.

I recently read an article in USA Today about theft and navigation systems. It stated that stealthy miscreants (my words) are looking for cars with GPS navigation systems and garage door openers inside. These thieves know that people enter their home address into their GPS navigation system as a starting or ending point for driving directions, which the crooks can use to get detailed directions to the victims’ home. As they drive up to the house, they simply click on the garage door opener to get access to everything in the garage. If the garage is connected to the house, they have a way of secretly breaking in.

The article mentioned a couple of tips to avoid this: Carry your GPS navigation system with you when you leave the car, or hide it in the car, but be sure the clean off the telltale smudge left on the windshield. And, as an added security measure, don’t enter your home address, but an address several blocks away—well out of the garage door opener’s range.

Good advice. However, this seems like a great opportunity for a speaker verification solution.