OnStar can sell your data to insurers and cops, even if you aren't subscribing

[hatersaurusrex]

Interesting article I just found from 2011... Looks like GM is in the 'sell personal info' business.  The bad part is even after you subscribe, unless you purposely ask them to shut off the radio, they leave it on and collect this data.

Yet another reason to own and maintain an older car.   This just took GM off the list for me.

The second policy change concerns the potential use of the data collected by OnStar, which includes information like the vehicle's speed and location, current odometer reading, driver seat-belt use and air-bag deployment. Under the new terms, OnStar reserves the right to share that information with other companies and organizations, even data culled from motorists who no longer subscribe to the service but who have left the two-way communications connection open.

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/changes-to-onstars-privacy-terms-rile-some-users/

[billssuperbird]

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