Ars Technica – Three Senators condemn OnStar for tracking former customers

Three Senators have raised concerns about an announcement by GM’s OnStar’s subsidiary that it would continue collecting data from customers’ cars even after they cancelled their OnStar service. In a Wednesday letter to the company, Al Franken (D-MN) and Chris Coons (D-DE) warned that "OnStar’s actions appear to violate basic principles of privacy and fairness."

On Sunday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) raised objections of his own. He released a letter he has written to the Federal Trade Commission seeking an investigation of OnStar’s privacy practices. Schumer described OnStar’s new policy as "one of the most brazen invasions of privacy in recent memory."

via Ars Technica – Three Senators condemn OnStar for tracking former customers. Glad I don’t own a vehicle with OnStar installed. It’s more than a little sleazy to collect and sell information from former customers.


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