GMC to Begin Remotely Scanning Cars for Trouble

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday September 13, 2005 @08:35PM from the hope-they-have-good-security dept.

Momoru writes "GMC, in an effort to give their vehicles more appeal to consumers, will begin offering an "OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics" program for free, where GM will remotely scan your vehicle for problems once a month via it's OnStar system. GM has had this ability for a while, however it was always "On Request". OnStar is already automatically notified in the event of an airbag deployment, and can remotely unlock your vehicle. While this seems handy, I am interested if anyone here fears the security implications of the OnStar system's power?"

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yes but it's OPT-IN by goombah99 · 2005-09-14 02:22 · Score: 1, Flamebait

okay folks repeat after me. ON-star is a service the user signs up and pays for. it is not forced on you. there are no privacy issues, stop with the knee jerk response that big brother watching is bad. You are paying big brother to watch you because you want it!!!! Why is this so hard to grasp. Is everyone here a 17 year old or something?

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