Do you own a GM vehicle? You need to see this....
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It's not just GM doing that tho.
My insurance man offered a whopping discount if I'd install a monitor.
There's a good chance that lady with camaro drives "spirited" at times. But there are times on the interstate when traffic goes from 60 to 0 in 4 seconds. Or what about that car in front of you that stops suddenly for yellow lights? The data would look like you too drive that way. Trying to get on the crowded interstate and you have to pedal to the metal to merge?
I told him "thanks but no".
There's a good chance that lady with camaro drives "spirited" at times. But there are times on the interstate when traffic goes from 60 to 0 in 4 seconds. Or what about that car in front of you that stops suddenly for yellow lights? The data would look like you too drive that way. Trying to get on the crowded interstate and you have to pedal to the metal to merge?
I told him "thanks but no".
Sadly, that's what I suspected. Thank you for the confirmation.
Automobiles have had little black boxes for decades. But for those who use internet servicces in their vehicle it's a lot like cordless phones in the 90's. With the right technology folks can gain access to your little black box now.
alpg88
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It is not so much to track you, but to justify data they get about you from other sources without your approval. Do you have your insurance company app on your phone? It is already doing all of that, and more, it talks to other apps in your phone, it knows everything your phone knows about you, including where you go each time you drive. it talks to your map app, and it knows how fast you going even when you are not using it.
To lessen the effect, do not install insurance app on your phone, do not pair your phone to your car infotainment system.
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alpg88
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I would not worry about black boxes, they only come into play after they are accessed by a special reading software, after a crash. they are not connected to infotaiment, just the ecu and body modules. Your phone and infotainment do much more in real time.
Oh, another thing, do you have an easy pass on your windshield? e zpass readers are not only used to charge toll, the are installed everywhere, in big cities every few blocks, on major and local roads, they do not charge toll, but dot has a map of your car movement, any gvmnt agency can access it, in theory they can track your e zpass in real time, if everything works properly. Anytime they can pull data from 10 years ago, and see your route.
Oh, another thing, do you have an easy pass on your windshield? e zpass readers are not only used to charge toll, the are installed everywhere, in big cities every few blocks, on major and local roads, they do not charge toll, but dot has a map of your car movement, any gvmnt agency can access it, in theory they can track your e zpass in real time, if everything works properly. Anytime they can pull data from 10 years ago, and see your route.
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George Orwell would be impressed.... and horrified!
Kestrel
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Actually, I think he only would be surprised it's taken this long, and that the proles instead pay money to large companies to take up the slack that slower-moving governments have failed to capitalize on.
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I don't wear a special helmet in public
PacificMoon
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Here is more about that: 'Modern cars are a privacy nightmare,' the worst Mozilla's seen
Specifically,
I encourage EVERYONE to order their Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions report. Just like a credit report, you're entitled to this data free, and you also have the right to correct it. This is one of the multiple databases GM was selling data to. It's good to know what is in there, correct what is incorrect, and keep and eye on this. I also wish we'd get more people to request their records to make this sector unprofitable.
consumer.risk.lexisnexis.com
I requested mine, and fortunately my efforts to stay off the grid have been helpful. All they had for me were some addresses (but not all) and that I exist. Not even school records, car ownership records, etc.
Order Your Report Online - LexisNexis Risk Solutions Consumer Disclosure
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I requested mine, and fortunately my efforts to stay off the grid have been helpful. All they had for me were some addresses (but not all) and that I exist. Not even school records, car ownership records, etc.
Its real simple here. I dont buy anything with the capability to spy on me . Or i remove said module and dissect it. I just disabled an onstar unit for a friend. Some fords have a 4g transciever buried deep in the dash thats fun to get to. But it needs to be removed.at least the sim card. Last one for me was an edr in a dodge truck.
bluflaam777
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Onstar is easy to disable. It was the first thing I did when I bought my car.
