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Message 170070 (In Reply to Message 170032)

Posted by orolan on Dec 27, 2005 04:58 PM | Also by orolan

Gender: Male, Age Bracket: 40 - 49, State: N/A, Country: United States

Personally I am not a fan of Onstar.

Me either. They claim they don't actually "track" your movements, they just pull it up when asked to do something. But do you believe that? I don't.
Seems the Feds do need to require parents to have it on their vehicles "for the children". Privacy takes a back seat to safety, after all.

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Posted by Navigatr1 on Dec 25, 2005 01:50 PM | Also by Navigatr1

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orolan wrote:
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Far easier for NSA to simply take over Onstar and mandate its inclusion in EVERY vehicle, whether you want it or not.
</span></blockquote>
I agree, and believe that every parent should be required to have Onstar equipped vehicles for the safety of their children.  If the car gets stolen while their children are in it, then the car can be tracked.  If they accidently lock the car with their infant inside, then Onstar can unlock it for them.  There are any number of possibilities where requiring parents to have Onstar equipped vehicles would far outweigh the costs to the parents for having the service.

Personally I am not a fan of Onstar.  While I can certainly see the benefits, my privacy is more important to me than having someone track my every move when I am driving.  I don't need government or businesses intruding in my private life.  How is this data going to be used?  For marketing purposes?  Let's say I frequent certain types of businesses, am I going to see ads in the mail for similiar businesses?  Or will the advertising I hear on the radio or TV be tailored to the types of businesses I frequent?

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169910, Renunciation, Dec 22, 2005 04:30 PM [Is the USA next?]
      169919, brennus, Dec 23, 2005 12:14 AM [UK has already had him]
            169956, orolan, Dec 23, 2005 07:32 PM
      169921, orolan, Dec 23, 2005 01:27 AM
            170032, Navigatr1, Dec 25, 2005 01:50 PM
                  170070, orolan, Dec 27, 2005 04:58 PM
      169934, 1dadof5, Dec 23, 2005 04:53 AM
            169953, Renunciation, Dec 23, 2005 05:43 PM

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