‘ VW wouldn’t help locate car with abducted child because GPS subscription expired ‘

[btfc]

‘ "While searching for the stolen vehicle and endangered child, sheriff's detectives immediately called Volkswagen Car-Net, in an attempt to track the vehicle," the Lake County sheriff's office said in a statement posted on Facebook about the incident on February 23. "Unfortunately, there was a delay, as Volkswagen Car-Net would not track the vehicle with the abducted child until they received payment to reactivate the tracking device in the stolen Volkswagen." ‘


https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023...n-expired/