• Patches@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    Do we know how long they are paying for that connection?

    I can’t imagine that’s cheap. Is a 2016 car internet connected without my notice? How do you confirm?

    • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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      8 months ago

      No, but the Wikipedia article seems to indicate that OnStar has the ability to store GPS and phone contact information even if you aren’t subscribed.

      Also, I can’t imagine that buying several millions of data connections would be that expensive, especially if all that those connections are doing are sending out a ping of reports once a month.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnStar