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Released: September 28, 2011
GM’s OnStar reverses course on tracking
Source: Peter Valdes-Depena, CNNMoney
General Motors’ OnStar division announced Tuesday that it has changed course and decided not to collect driving data from customers who have canceled their OnStar subscriptions.
OnStar provides a variety of services, including vehicle diagnostics, driving directions and automated 911 calls, to owners of mostly GM vehicles. And it recently told subscribers that it reserved the right to track and sell information about their vehicles’ location and speed even after the owner stopped subscribing to the service.
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