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Watchwoman:<\/span><\/strong> Do you believe that cancelling OnStar will protect you from being tracked by the government in light of the first story –\u00a0OnStar will track you even if you cancel service<\/a>\u00a0 . . .\u00a0<\/strong>Don’t ever forget that GM is really GOVERNMENT MOTORS! \u00a0Bought and paid for with your tax dollars – stolen from you! \u00a0This is communism and do you think the commies in power are really going to back down from their\u00a0original\u00a0intent? \u00a0They not only own GM, they own YOU!\u00a0 Don’t think so? \u00a0Did you elect to buy GM for them? \u00a0\u25ac Donna Calvin<\/strong><\/p>\n

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OnStar kills plan to track ex-subscribers<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Justin Hyde, author<\/p>\n

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In the face of a full-on revolt from users and pressure from Congress, Drudge Report and other media outlets, General Motors’ OnStar service just announced it was reversing plans to keep tracking vehicles of its 6 million subscribers if they cancel the service. Now once it’s off, it’s off.<\/p>\n

\"\"The changes\u00a0unveiled two weeks ago<\/a>\u00a0would have kept a data connection with any OnStar-equipped GM vehicle active unless an ex-subscriber specifically asked for it to be shut off. OnStar said it wanted to keep the connection alive to offer new services and alert vehicle owners in case of emergency or recalls \u2014 but also said it reserved the right to share or sell anonymous data about the vehicles it tracked to outsiders, including government agencies and marketers.<\/p>\n

Since then, OnStar’s seen a burgeoning customer revolt, been forced to explain its changes repeatedly and faced criticism from at least three U.S. senators accusing the service of invading privacy. Even the U.S. Federal Trade Commission was asked to probe whether OnStar was violating federal privacy rules.<\/p>\n

OnStar President Linda Marshall\u00a0now says<\/a>\u00a0customers who cancel will have their data connection shut off; if OnStar wants to turn it back on, it will have to get the owner’s permission. And OnStar will “honor customers’ preferences about how data from that connection is treated” \u2014 which leaves room for the company to still share data, but only after getting permission from users.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5844322\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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