When in-car safety and concierge service OnStar announced its revised terms and conditions–which allowed the company to keep open its two-way cellular connection even after a subscriber cancelled the service, and to share or sell in-car data such as seat belt use and vehicle location and speed–the new language created widespread controversy. Current OnStar subscribers, privacy advocates and legislators including Democratic senators Chuck Schumer (NY) and Al Franken (MN) quickly and loudly denounced the new policies, which yesterday led to OnStar announcing it had reversed course. READ MORE
