Editing Floating car data (section)

==Global Positioning System==
A small number of cars (typically [[fleet vehicle]]s such as courier services and taxi drivers) are equipped with a box that contains a [[GPS receiver]]. The data are then communicated with the service provider using the regular on-board radio unit or via cellular network data (more expensive).

It is possible that FCD could be used as a [[surveillance]] method, although the companies deploying FCD systems give assurances that all data are anonymized in their systems, or kept sufficiently secure to prevent abuses.