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Mozilla review of 25 car brands finds they're "a privacy nightmare" (foundation.mozilla.org)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure when you purchased your vehicle, but when I purchased my vehicle Dec 2022 I had to do that OnStar setup crap as well and just denied giving them any information. They said I wouldn't be able to get this or that but I didn't care so they didn't get that information. It took about 15 minutes with the person on the other side being a bit confused but just gave up when I said it the like 5th time.

Either way they don't need that information at any time unless you want their free trials that are almost never worth it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I'd walk away from a sale before agreeing to that crap, even if they did make it mandatory.