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Old 09-15-2011, 08:40 AM   #47
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Originally Posted by Comrando View Post
My sister is a para-legal and they routinely warrant the black-box data for automobile accidents. She was surprised when I told her that only has 15-20 seconds of data. It is a tool the manufacturer puts in so they can determine the cause of a mechanical failure. It does not maintain a record of all the driving you have ever done.
Yes but black boxes are on every car, OnStar is not.

I've never heard of OnStar tracking data used for accident fault, however I have heard it used a few times in criminal cases like wiretapping (mobsters).
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