Coca-Cola cooperating in probe over GPS use
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March 15, 2013, Friday
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AUTHORITIES are investigating whether Coca-Cola employees improperly used location-finding technology in violation of Chinese restrictions on map-making.
Coca-Cola said yesterday that it was cooperating with investigators. It said trucks for some of its bottling plants use location technology that is widely available commercially in China to improve the efficiency of deliveries.
Coca-Cola employees in the southwestern province of Yunnan were found improperly using handheld global positioning system devices, Li Pengde, deputy director of the national surveying agency, told the China National Radio website.
It was one of 21 similar cases involving companies using GPS devices in Yunnan to "illegally obtain classified information," said Li. He gave no additional details.
Coca-Cola said some of its trucks use "location-based customer logistics systems" to improve service and fuel efficiency.
"These customer logistics systems are broadly used for commercial application across many industries in China and worldwide," it said.
"After being contacted by local authorities, our bottling plants have cooperated fully with their inquiries to ensure that our customer logistics systems are in full compliance with current regulations."
Providers of map services for websites and mobile phones must obtain government licenses and locate their servers within China.
An amendment proposed last year to the national law on surveying would impose fines and jail time for creators of maps that "fail to demonstrate China's complete territory."
Coca-Cola said yesterday that it was cooperating with investigators. It said trucks for some of its bottling plants use location technology that is widely available commercially in China to improve the efficiency of deliveries.
Coca-Cola employees in the southwestern province of Yunnan were found improperly using handheld global positioning system devices, Li Pengde, deputy director of the national surveying agency, told the China National Radio website.
It was one of 21 similar cases involving companies using GPS devices in Yunnan to "illegally obtain classified information," said Li. He gave no additional details.
Coca-Cola said some of its trucks use "location-based customer logistics systems" to improve service and fuel efficiency.
"These customer logistics systems are broadly used for commercial application across many industries in China and worldwide," it said.
"After being contacted by local authorities, our bottling plants have cooperated fully with their inquiries to ensure that our customer logistics systems are in full compliance with current regulations."
Providers of map services for websites and mobile phones must obtain government licenses and locate their servers within China.
An amendment proposed last year to the national law on surveying would impose fines and jail time for creators of maps that "fail to demonstrate China's complete territory."
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