General Motors Reverses Decision to Track Canceled OnStar Subscribers
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General Motors Reverses Decision to Track Canceled OnStar Subscribers



After General Motors received intense criticism from users as well as lawmakers and privacy advocates on its decision to continue to collect data from drivers that have canceled their OnStar service unless the customer asked for it to be shut off, the Detroit automaker announced today that it is reversing its proposed policy changes.

As a result, GM's OnStar will not keep a data connection to customers’ vehicles after the service is canceled.

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