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Your Car Is Spying on You for Insurance Companies
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this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2024
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Joke's on them. I can't afford to replace my 20 year old car because everything is completely unaffordable in this hellscape
Good news! They've been spying on you for well over 20 years at this point.
My 25-year-old car is certainly not transmitting anything.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnStar
Onstar has existed since 1996. Cars have been doing this for a long time and it’s not new.
I'm sure it was possible, but I'm also sure my car doesn't do that.