So I was driving home tonight listening to the radio and a Onstar commercial came one the radio, in this particular commercial a womans Check Engine Light and by pushing the Onstar button an “adviser” was able to tell her that her gas cap wasn't properly tightened and that was the reason for the Check Engine Light. Which got me thinking, if everything in our vehicle is controlled by computer and there are people who admit to being able to control these computers where will this stop? What if Law Enforcement was able to use this they could look at this information and say “Ahh I see that this vehicle didn't come to a complete stop at such ad such intersection (using the GPS) they ran the stop sign there”, or were speeding, or whatever. Now this technology does have it's advantages, and accident, keys locked in the car, whatever but I'm not sure I like the idea of someone being able to track my every move. I know this sounds a lot like “Big Brother” and that we can be tracked by other methods too like purchases with credit cards, what web sites we visit, and whatever else but this one in particular really bugged me. I know this really doesn't have anything do do with computer security but I think it does step over the line as far as personal privacy, and I wasn't sure where to put it.

After typing this up I did a search on Onstar privacy and came up with this article on how law enforcement can't use it to eavesdrop on conversations in the car. http://news.com.com/2100-1029_3-5109435.html

And here is an article that addressing an issue i never though of. Onstar giving info to the Insurance Co.s about your driving habits http://www.drivers.com/article/453/

OnStar even admits that your information may not be kept private in their privacy policy
http://www.onstar.com/us_english/jsp...gl_privacy.jsp
"While OnStar is committed to protecting your privacy, we cannot guarantee that your private communications and other personally identifiable information will never be disclosed in ways not described in this policy. Subscribers are cautioned that the privacy of any information sent via wireless cellular communications will not be assured. Third parties may, for instance, unlawfully intercept or access transmissions and private communications without our consent. In addition, OnStar may disclose personal information if required to do so by law on in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to (i) comply with the legal process, (ii) respond to claims of a violation of the rights of third parties, or (iii) protect the rights, property or safety of OnStar, our users or the public. OnStar cannot accept any responsibility for accidental or inadvertent disclosure, unauthorized access or for other disclosure as required by law or described in this policy."

OK I'm done what does everyone else think about this possible infringment on personal privacy?