A 72 hour review of OnStar

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Post by dforbin » Tue, Jul 21, 2009, 5:06 PM UTC

A 72 hour review of OnStar
technocracycheck.blogspot.com

Re: A 72 hour review of OnStar

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Post by popstafarian » Tue, Jul 21, 2009, 6:02 PM UTC

nice review

Re: A 72 hour review of OnStar

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Post by BearOfNH » Wed, Jul 22, 2009, 7:11 PM UTC

The review is nice as far as it goes, but given the tech bent of the author I'm a little surprised he isn't the least bit leery about turning control of his car over to somebody else.

All your movements can be monitored. Accidentally park near a crime scene last week? They can unilaterally disable your engine until the police have had a chance to interrogate and clear you.

Not scary enough? Envision your own nightmare, perhaps starting with a crook driving behind you and forcing your car to a dead stop, having broken the communications protocol.

I think the potential downside risks well outweigh the known benefits. To paraphrase Inspector Renault, it's the paranoid in me...