New Onstar Agreement Update email

[readyman]

The OnStar unit archives all the data, unplugging the cell antenna connector won't help because the next time you plug it in(in an emergency) it spews out a data burst from memory.

The VSS wire would cut speed and distance info, the farka gps connector would cut GPS info.

I wonder if there is a way to remove some wires from the connector to disable collection of certain data

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after reading that ******** summary, the scales are definitely tipping towards trading in the Denali...

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Do EDR's download data to the ECM? or a central location?
Or do the EDR's keep the data at the sensor for crash forensics?
I guess the OBD would download from all the different sensors.

Mmm, unplugging on star won't achieve much ... look up EDR if you really want to understand how this works.

http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/...quire-cars-black-boxes-record-driver-activity
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/05/automotive-black-boxes/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_data_recorder
http://www.roadandtravel.com/safetyandsecurity/2006/blackbox.htm

 

[stevek]

Mmm, unplugging on star won't achieve much ... look up EDR if you really want to understand how this works.

http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/...quire-cars-black-boxes-record-driver-activity
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/05/automotive-black-boxes/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_data_recorder
http://www.roadandtravel.com/safetyandsecurity/2006/blackbox.htm

Oh I don't care about an EDR, that's fine with me. I don't want Onstar selling my info to marketing agencies to figure out how to make a profit on a service that's already charging too much.

 

[soulsea]

Oh I don't care about an EDR, that's fine with me. I don't want Onstar selling my info to marketing agencies to figure out how to make a profit on a service that's already charging too much.

But then how will you be made aware of new and super exciting offers?

 

[Gzes]

Deals lol more like **** you over in nice words and alot of bull alot of businesses have supposed deals that turn out to be more expensive in the long term. It's how it works now businesses can **** you over and pay off law suits and just keep on dOin the same thing

 

[mrrairai]

How many of y'all that are against this has a twitter account?

 

[StevenFromTexas]

I don't subscribe to OnStar. After reading their updated Privacy Statement that takes effect December 1, 2011, I just called 1-888-466-7827 to get the "data connection" to my vehicle deactivated, and was told that someone from their "Customer Loyalty Team" would have to call me on Monday, September 19, 2011 between 8:00 A.M. and 11:00 P.M. EST to discuss the matter!!!!!!!

Geez, that ought to be an interesting phone conversation. I don't have OnStar, and it sounds like they're going to try and get me to subscribe, rather than deactivate the "data connection" to my vehicle.

I received a call from OnStar this morning telling me that the "data connection" to my vehicle had been deactivated, and the lights would go off on my mirror.

Well, guess what. I just checked the mirror and every damn light is still lit up! So I called OnStar back a few minutes ago and was told it would take up to 14 days for the deactivation to occur. Something tells me I'll be calling OnStar again in two weeks, and getting confirmation that the "data connection" has really been deactivated is going to turn into a federal case.

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How many of y'all that are against this has a twitter account?

What the hell is Twitter? Or Facebook? Or any of that other crap that people without a life waste their time on?

The answer is: Not Me!

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Anyone know if the fuse panel has a fuse just for OnStar? If so, I'll pull the fuse out and shoot it dead with my .38 special.

 

[soulsea]

No one tell Steven what tracking cookies are.

 

[StevenFromTexas]

No one tell Steven what tracking cookies are.

Steven knows what tracking cookies are. Steven even installs and repairs DSL. Steven can take his computer apart and put it back together again.

Steven does NOT like OnStar.

 

[soulsea]

 

[saxart]

Let's quit messing around with which wire to cut and figure out how to bring down a satellite that has a big blue O on it.