On-Star: Knows where you've been.

[sleepyjeff]

Now, the world don't move to the beat of just one drum, What might be right for you, may not be right for some

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

Now, the world don't move to the beat of just one drum, What might be right for you, may not be right for some

Well, different strokes for different folks, I say!

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Oh, you will rot in hell for this.

You take the good, you take the bad,
you take them both and there you have
The facts of life, the facts of life.

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

Now, the world don't move to the beat of just one drum, What might be right for you, may not be right for some

Originally Posted by MouseWife

Well, different strokes for different folks, I say!

You shall all burn in hell.

[NirvanaMan]

Is it campfire sing-along time?

[BarTopDancer]

Innnnnnnn West Philadelphia born and raised...

[NirvanaMan]

I know where you've been. I've placed GPS in your nads and/or ovaries.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Do you have curtains on your home windows?
When you go to the bathroom do you close the door?

Yes to the first one, but no on the second (we actually took the door off the water closet in the master bedroom, but that was strictly for logistics). But we don't have kids, so my answer to the second one might be different if we did.

Originally Posted by Moonliner

As an individual your right to privacy is your ability to shut out society. The government and Ford Motor company should not be able to database your every move.

Absolutely! And one has a choice as to whether they want On Star or not. I like choice. Just about every choice has pluses and minuses. And the weight of each factor is up to the individual to decide.

It is GM, not Ford, that has On-Star.

Originally Posted by Moonliner

For example, what would stop On-Star from letting K-Mart know that Mr. Baby just started visting the little-tykes day care center every morning?

Originally Posted by Betty

How about the marketing company that tracks your moves online that now matches the data with on-star - that matches that data with what you bought at the grocery store...

Doesn't it bother you that data mining companies know more about you then they need to?

I always thought big brother would be the government. Now it's going to be them and the data mining companies that sell all that info they collect about me.

There are (IMO) two different arguments going on against the OP issue: How one feels about the government having access to your data and how one feels about businesses having access to your data.

Personally, I, for the most part, don't have an issue with businesses having marketing data on me. I would rather receive targeted advertising than blanketed advertising. I want KMart to know that I now have a baby in the house so that I know what they sell that might be of interest to me.

Besides, data mining is already rampant in our world. If you buy a house, you are flooded with advertising that would be of interest to a new homeowner. If you have a baby (regardless of On Star), you will be flooded with baby advertising.

Originally Posted by Moonliner

How would you feel about this officer being able to track Maddy's every move? After all if she's done nothing wrong then you don't have any worries right?

We cannot let the proverbial bad apple spoil the bushel. The exceptions should not dictate the rules for all. Otherwise, we would have to strip any and all technology from our lives.

Originally Posted by Moonliner

I would hardly call On-Stars privacy statment consumer friendly.

Actually, I think their privacy statement is very consumer friendly. It states right up front what you can expect. That way, one can make an informed decision. For you, On Star is a no-go. For me, if it was a vehicle that I wanted, I would want On Star (at least based on the conversation at hand).

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

water closet in the master bedroom,

I LOVE that you call the WC by it's proper name !

Risible Mojo to you.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by lashbear

I LOVE that you call the WC by it's proper name !

Especially so as in this case, the toilet and shower are the WC and the sink and dressing area (all carpeted) are outside the door (or where the door used to be). The reason we took the door off (and replaced with a curtain) was that when you went in, you had to be a contortionist to get the door closed.

Originally Posted by lashbear

Risable Mojo to you.

As opposed to sinkable mojo?!?

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

As opposed to sinkable mojo?!?

Sorry, meant "Risible"

(rhymes with "visible" - I thought I was being appropriately punny.)