what is being analyzed is a mobile application
A video is circulating that supposedly shows the operation of the V16 beacon and claims that it geolocates you without being activated, something about which you have asked the Maldita.es WhatsApp chatbot (+34 644 229 319). The video does not show the V16 beacon operation itself, but that of the mobile application myIncidencefrom the Netun company, the same manufacturers of the V16 “Help Flash” beacon.
V16 beacons can be used without connecting to any mobile application and upon purchase you do not have to give any identifying information that links the beacon neither to the buyer nor to the car, as indicated by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD).
The V16 beacons can be used without connecting it to any mobile application and when purchasing it, you do not have to give any identifying information that links the beacon to either the buyer or the car, as indicated by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD).
The Netun company offers a beacon that can optionally be connected to its application and adds additional functionality, such as contacting car insurance or emergencies, but that linking of the V16 beacon with the application is not necessary: according to the DGT and the General Vehicle Regulations, the connection of the device with the DGT 3.0 does not require or depend on any mobile phone or application. It is in this optional linking process that the personal information of the user and the car is added.
