[posterchild]

I don’t have ‘onstar’ but isn’t onstar by subscription and consent??

[Charles Martel]

Some of OnStar's features were by subscription, some were always on - collision sensors, airbag deployment - some of that data was beamed to GM via the nearest cellphone tower, subscribed or not.

These days, the catch-all word is "telematics". Lots of newer vehicles have this capability (it may indeed by mandated by fedgov by now).

[T.B. Yoits]

I don’t have ‘onstar’ but isn’t onstar by subscription and consent?

Consent? Not according to lawsuits.

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/05/gms-onstar-accused-of-spying-on-drivers-selling-data-to-insurers/

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/05/gm-ditches-onstar-smart-driver-feature/

From the article: "However, a furor erupted when GM vehicle owners noticed their insurance premiums were hiked by their insurers after they enrolled in Smart Driver. It soon emerged that The General was sharing detailed, personally identifiable driving data with information brokers such as LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Verisk, which then sold the info to insurance companies. Consent to the practice was hazy at best, with the possibility of having one’s data shared alleged to be buried in fine print. Some drivers reported that the OnStar Smart Driver feature reported their information even after they declined to be enrolled in it, whether because they felt it was unnecessary or because they had privacy concerns."

[jerod]

Sure... We’ll go with that... They only track you if you say ‘yes’... On-Star would never track you otherwise... Wink, wink... nudge, nudge.