OnStar is watching you

[snopes]

Comment: WXPNews.com news letter (seen by a lot of people) that has posted
this and I was wondering if it was true or not. This will probably crop up
more and more now that it has exposure.


Tina H. had this interesting story about OnStar "A friend of mine had On
Star in her vehicle. She ended up getting rid of the vehicle when it
turned on her. She was late one day and was speeding on the highway. On
Star came on and told her that she was exceeding the speed limit and
needed to slow down immediately. She ignored it. It warned her two more
times. She ended up getting stopped by the police a little way down the
road. Come to find out, the On Star system informed the police that she
speeding, how fast she was going, where she was located, and the vehicle
description." I can't vouch for the veracity of this story, but here's a
web site about privacy concerns related to OnStar:
http://www.onstarprivacy.com. Getting rid of the vehicle, though, seems
a bit drastic. One could just cancel the service.