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Old 9/26/11, 03:37 PM
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GM Busted for Onstar Privacy Intrusion.

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Old 9/26/11, 04:30 PM
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wow.. just wow

who would of guessed apple could be out done
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wow.. just wow

who would of guessed apple could be out done
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What do you expect when the CEO of GM was installed by our current POS POTUS?
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Meh. Don't care. Phones, computers, laptops, pads, cars, credit scores, credit cards, Facebook, Google, etc, ad nauseum... it's not new, and not shocking.

RE: POTUS... Um... yeah. Look at all those things above and tell me what happened to those, Tom. Or are some of those Bush's fault?

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Yeah crazy, even if you dont have a sub to Onstar they are collecting data and you have to opt out.
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The day I actually removed Onstar from my 2001 Suburban and they called to tell me I couldn't do that was the day I swore never to own an Onstar vehicle again.


I mean they just didn't say I didn't know how, or it wasn't a good idea, but they said I wasn't allowed to do it. I told the ***** to try and stop me. Stupid idiots.

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Old 9/26/11, 10:59 PM
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whaaaaaaaat??! they called you and said no? dang
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I can't believe they would have said you CANNOT remove OnStar. What a load of crap!
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Isn't onstar kind of like cd players in cars anyways? Prob won't have to worry much longer... Won't exist
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this kind of stuff is to be expected these days. Wrong but expected. Right on Carl did the onstar police ever stop by and fine you.
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The Onstar police never showed up but this was pre-government motors. Who knows what would happen now.

I am serious though. It really did happen and it was a WTF moment for me I will never forget.
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Oh well. Maybe GM will try to use that info to help them make cars people want? Nah.
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What a surprise lol
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Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs
The day I actually removed Onstar from my 2001 Suburban and they called to tell me I couldn't do that was the day I swore never to own an Onstar vehicle again.


I mean they just didn't say I didn't know how, or it wasn't a good idea, but they said I wasn't allowed to do it. I told the ***** to try and stop me. Stupid idiots.


You hoser you!
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