GM Stopping Sharing Driver Info
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Too much speculation regarding this topic. Here is the information that no one, or very few ever read .
General Motors announced Wednesday it is discontinuing OnStar Smart Driver, an optional program that provided users with data about their driving, across all of its vehicles, doing so after complaints surfaced about privacy violations and how user information was shared with data analytics companies LexisNexis
www.forbes.com
General Motors Axes OnStar Smart Driver System After Privacy And Insurance Complaints
Insurance companies reportedly used data from the optional program, including information on rapid accelerations, hard braking and other factors, to calculate drivers’ rates.
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Interesting. But fault regarding the intrusiveness lies with the consumer in MHO given that it was an opt in feature off by default. But nice to see that they are concerned about public perception. I posted the GM privacy policy directly above your post for anyone who cares to check it out. It just says Site Maintenance for some reason.General Motors announced Wednesday it is discontinuing OnStar Smart Driver, an optional program that provided users with data about their driving, across all of its vehicles, doing so after complaints surfaced about privacy violations and how user information was shared with data analytics companies LexisNexis
General Motors Axes OnStar Smart Driver System After Privacy And Insurance Complaints
Insurance companies reportedly used data from the optional program, including information on rapid accelerations, hard braking and other factors, to calculate drivers’ rates.
Nope . First you have to agree to their privacy policy and then enable it in the App or by contacting On Star .
Customers can enroll in OnStar Smart Driver at the time of vehicle purchase through their dealer, or at a later time, using their myBuick, myCadillac, myChevrolet or myGMC mobile app(s). With any of the enrolment options, prior consent to GM’s User Terms for Connected Vehicle Services and Connected Services Privacy Statement is required.
If enrolling through the mobile app, click on “Settings” and select “OnStar Smart Driver.” Slide the “Allow OnStar Smart Driver” toggle “on”. The toggle is gray (“off”) when you’re not enrolled.
They JUST changed the option to default off about a month ago. Previous versions have it enabled by default.
And some didn't have that option at all! Mine from 2020. lol
Can’t imagine why anyone would enable Corporate spyware unless they perhaps wanted to keep track of the driving habits of a spouse or child. I will probably enable OnStar for the navigation in areas I’m unfamiliar with down south and then when I get home that will be it . Even if it is “ free “ . I did just receive an envelope from Seriousxm yesterday saying my three month trial had started , lol . Be ok if I had the frikin car ! I was under the impression it was a year’s subscription, apparently not.
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NEWS FLASH!!!
"GM cleverly outsources OnStar vehicle surveillance to Google"
(just kidding) (maybe?)
I just got a warning email from Google describing this new "feature". Locating any device, anywhere, whether it's alive or dead.
How Find My Device protects your data - Android Help
Could be useful, if the battery dies in the device while you're still looking for it? It does happen.
Bottom line, as others have suggested, there is very little personal privacy left in the world, if you try to keep up with the physical technology.
Now, Google will let you find your devices, even if the batteries have failed or died, by creating a global network of devices all tracking each other by Bluetooth.
They do say, as a CYA, that you can "opt out" in the 3 day rollout/warning period.
Or, if the global network is Bluetooth driven, turning off Bluetooth should also render you invisible.
"GM cleverly outsources OnStar vehicle surveillance to Google"
(just kidding) (maybe?)
I just got a warning email from Google describing this new "feature". Locating any device, anywhere, whether it's alive or dead.
How Find My Device protects your data - Android Help
Could be useful, if the battery dies in the device while you're still looking for it? It does happen.
Bottom line, as others have suggested, there is very little personal privacy left in the world, if you try to keep up with the physical technology.
Now, Google will let you find your devices, even if the batteries have failed or died, by creating a global network of devices all tracking each other by Bluetooth.
They do say, as a CYA, that you can "opt out" in the 3 day rollout/warning period.
Or, if the global network is Bluetooth driven, turning off Bluetooth should also render you invisible.
