"OnStar Tracks Your Car Even When You Cancel Service"

[dandragonrage]

Navigation-and-emergency-services company OnStar is notifying its six million account holders that it will keep a complete accounting of the speed and location of OnStar-equipped vehicles, even for drivers who discontinue monthly service.

OnStar began e-mailing customers Monday about its update to the privacy policy, which grants OnStar the right to sell that GPS-derived data in an anonymized format.

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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...ar-tracks-you/


Glad I removed the Onstar box from my car. This is absolutely unacceptable (though not all that surprising) behavior.

[zosoboogie]

them and the government

[BlackGT5]

I have not received an e-mail from Onstar yet. Will have to look into this.

[spider1701]

Big brother isn't watching me. I removed that box long ago. Course he's tracking me with my cell phone so i guess i'm still screwed. LOL

[laserred]

Yeah I got that email too, they tell you the only way to disagree with this change of terms is to go to the dealer and have them remove the OnStar equipment.

I yanked mine out today so hard I am surprised the spaghetti didnt come out with it.

[RWD-V8]

Can you just unplug it with no loss of other functionality. Perhaps I'm confusing this event data recorder which is tied into airbags etc.

[TurboMike]

You lose bluetooth phone control, since its in the same box (if you even have it in a 09.5). The data event recorder is in the ECM and the airbags has its own box. So yes you can just unplug it.

[RWD-V8]

You lose bluetooth phone control, since its in the same box (if you even have it in a 09.5). The data event recorder is in the ECM and the airbags has its own box. So yes you can just unplug it.

Bummer... GXP-love the bluetooth.

[roman1978]

i am not willing to give up my Blouthuth

[richm52]

I guess its a good thing that I could never get OnStar to sync my Chris White modified bluetooth enabled box. OnStar thinks I drive a Buick Enclave.