Re: OnStar Begins Spying On Customers’ GPS Location For Profit

[Bill St. Clair]

I wouldn't trust OnStar to shut down the data collection. I'd make
sure there's no data to collect:

https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=onstar+fuse+location

-Bill

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 6:07 AM, Eugen Leitl <eugen at leitl.org> wrote:
> http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=1270
>
> OnStar Begins Spying On Customersb  GPS Location For Profit
>
> Posted on September 20, 2011 by Jonathan Zdziarski
>
> I canceled the OnStar subscription on my new GMC vehicle today after
> receiving an email from the company about their new terms and conditions.
> While most people, I imagine, would hit the delete button when receiving
> something as exciting as new terms and conditions, being the nerd sort, I
> decided to have a personal drooling session and read it instead. Ib m glad
I
> did. OnStarb s latest T&C has some very unsettling updates to it, which
> include the ability to sell your personal GPS location information, speed,
> safety belt usage, and other information to third parties, including law
> enforcement. To add insult to a slap in the face, the company insists they
> will continue collecting and selling this personal information even after
you
> cancel your service, unless you specifically shut down the data connection
to
> the vehicle after canceling.