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Originally Posted by Comrando
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.
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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).