Golden Circle tracks unknowing drivers

Golden Circle Australia, has issued communications equipment that has an on board GPS function to track drivers without their knowledge.

Golden Circle uses the Motorola MC 75 series communications device as part of its fleet management tool for dispatching of jobs, ordering stock, and the like.

In recent questions posed to GC, by the generally technically unaware drivers, management has denied the existence of the GPS function, or the ability to locate a driver upon demand.

In the standard specifications of the Motorola MC75 a SiRF III GPS module is supplied as standard and CANNOT be turned off, a feature the company denies to its workers even exists.


In a recent incident, a worker called to meet a G.C representative in an adjacent suburb in 15 minutes, without tellingthe rep. where they were, instead, the rep. arrived to the exact location of the originatng call in a matter of minutes.






In Australia it is ILLEGAL to track an employee without their knowledge / consent.