Locating and full removing the module is the best option.
-jma
bernieS wrote:
> Wouldn't a 50-Ohm dummy load act as an (inefficient) antenna and
> potentially allow communications if the vehicle is very near a
> repeater tower? That's why I suggested shorting the RF/antenna connector.
>
>
>
>
> At 03:02 PM 10/3/2011, you wrote:
>> Un-screw the cable that goes to the antenna, then attach a 50 ohm
>> load to both the antenna and cable, and it will render it useless as
>> a tracking device. The optimal thing to do is to find out where the
>> control module is located and remove the entire module, or add a kill
>> switch to the dash that kills the module, but the airbags firing
>> reactivates it.
>>
>> -jma
>>
>>
>>
>> bernieS wrote:
>>> What's the best specific technique (besides contacting OnStar) for
>>> ensuring that a vehicle's OnStar radio transceiver cannot send data
>>> to OnStar? Short-circuit the RF/antenna connector? That technique
>>> might be the least disruptive the vehicle's internal data network.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At 02:34 PM 10/3/2011, Roger wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Technology Beck�s OnStar Concerns Were Right � Tracking Continues
>>>> Even After Cancellation
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Two years ago, Media Matters mocked Glenn Beck for his �conspiracy
>>>> theory� that OnStar had too much power with its ability to track
>>>> cars, listen to conversations and ultimately turn the car off.
>>>> Well, it looks like his concerns were accurate, as GM has just made
>>>> a major announcement about the GPS system.
>>>> Here�s the video from Media Matters in 2009:
>>>> <http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/09/onstar-tracks-you/>Wired
>>>> now reports that even if you cancel your OnStar service, you are
>>>> still being tracked:
>>>> 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.
>>>> Adam Denison, a spokesman for the General Motors subsidiary, said
>>>> OnStar does not currently sell customer data, but it reserves that
>>>> right. He said both the new and old privacy policies allow OnStar
>>>> to chronicle a vehicle�s every movement and its speed, though it�s
>>>> not clear where that�s stated in the old policy.
>>>> �What�s changed [is that if] you want to cancel your OnStar
>>>> service, we are going to maintain a two-way connection to your
>>>> vehicle unless the customer says otherwise,� Denison said in a
>>>> telephone interview.
>>>> The connection will continue, he said, to make it �easier to
>>>> re-enroll� in the program, which charges plans from $19 to $29
>>>> monthly for help with navigation and emergencies.
>>>>
>>>> <http://www.theblaze.com/stories/onstar-announces-tracking-continues-even-after-cancellation/snapz-pro-xscreensnapz065-2/>
>>>>
>>>> []
>>>>
>>>> Continuing to collect information, Denison said, makes it easier
>>>> OnStar to provide information for organizations that request it:
>>>> �We hear from organizations periodically requesting our
>>>> information,� he said.
>>>> He said an example of how the data might be used would be for the
>>>> Michigan Department of Transportation �to get a feel for traffic
>>>> usage on a specific section of freeway.� The policy also allows the
>>>> data to be used for marketing purposes by OnStar and vehicle
>>>> manufacturers.
>>>> Collecting location and speed data via GPS might also create a
>>>> treasure trove of data that could be used in criminal and civil
>>>> cases. One could also imagine an eager police chief acquiring the
>>>> data to issue speeding tickets en masse.
>>>>
>>>> Wired notes that blogger and forensic scientist
>>>> <http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/>Jonathan Zdziarski, who wrote about
>>>> OnStar �spying on customers� GPS location for profit� said he was
>>>> canceling his service and making sure he was fully disconnected. He
>>>> wrote, �When will our congress pass legislation that stops the
>>>> American people�s privacy from being raped by large data
>>>> warehousing interests? Companies like OnStar, Google, Apple, and
>>>> the other large abusive data warehousing companies desperately need
>>>> to be investigated.�
>>>
>>
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>> "Leonardo da Vinci of Bug Sweeps and Spy Hunting"
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>>
>
>
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