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-----Original Message-----
From: bernieS [mailto:ber..._at_netaxs.com]
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 1:47 PM
To: tscm-..._at_googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [TSCM-L] {5694} OnStar Tracking Continues Even After
Subscriptioin Cancellation (your every move)
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:
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>Technology Beck's OnStar Concerns Were Right -
>Tracking Continues Even After Cancellation
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>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-a
fter-cancellation/snapz-pro-xscreensnapz065-2/>
>[]
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>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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