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Originally Posted by ember1205
This is not accurate.
Even with the OnStar equipment in the car and "active", it does not transmit any of your driving data to GM. They do collect data about the car that pertains to things like oil life, tire air pressure, and similar for the purposes of sending you the regular "checkup" email about the vehicle.
If you Unenroll from Smart Driver, the transmission of the data to GM stops.
Whether you have OnStar, have active equipment, or have even physically REMOVED the radio, your call is collecting a -lot- of telemetry data and storing it in what is referred to as a "black box." The data stored there is for a short window of time into the past and is frequently sought out when there are trials for auto accidents. Lawyers will attempt to acquire the data to use it against the person at fault to win a settlement (and the data, if available, is generally admissible in court).
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Not trying to be confrontational but I am 100% positive that in fact your info regardless of enrollment is absolutely mined by GM AND I am also aware of the fact that info is transmitted between GM vehicles when in proximity of each other. In another post just tonight I wrote:
Another forum member I met on here at a Camaro rally of sorts worked for a defense and aerospace company. Part of that company's description in laymen terms was to keep bad people from acquiring data from sensitive systems regarding our countries defense. What I learned from him is that ALL of our cars without our knowledge communicate with each when in a given proximity. So yes, when you are sitting at a light and another Camaro, Tahoe, Cadillac pullls up next you information is transferred between cars and at some point that info is mined back to GM. How they do it, or what they do with it was privy info he could not relay. My understanding was said content served engineering R&D purposes that have no personal identifying info. Given his credentials and working for a government contracted company I have no reason to believe this is false info.
Regarding what GM smart driver sends to insurance companies I can't comment on. All I know is when I do infrequently check it my score is always poor and my rates have only gone down over the years.
Cheers