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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.

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Disable tracking on Chevy Bolt 2019 (lemmynsfw.com)

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OnStar reports location and speed data to the car manufacturer. Sometimes they will sell this data to insurance companies to raise your premium, as several news stores pointed out a few weeks ago. I couldn't really find an advantage to OnStar, (I have my phone to call emergency services) so I disabled it by pulling it's fuse.

For my 2019 bolt, it's f31 in the instrument panel fuse box, just down and to the left of the steering wheel. The fuse box cover comes off when you pull it hard from the bottom.

I was able to find which fuse went to OnStar in the owners manual and labeled on the inside of the fuse box cover. You should be able to find it for your model car there too if it uses OnStar.

I did have the casualty of my speaker for calls and texts. I'm not able to use it right now. I'll see if I can dig in and reconnect it somehow, but we'll see.

Who knows that other into they're snitching back to GM, or what they could do in the future, so I recommend disconnecting it. Good luck!

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sometimes they will sell this data to insurance companies to raise your premium

Would it be illegal to fuck with whatever tech they use to spy on you like that so it falsely reports you drive safer than you do so your rates are lower?

[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think insurance would ever willingly lower your rates

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the only time is when you're a new driver. They lowered mine after a year or something back when I was 18. No idea if they still do that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope. I got my license about two years ago, and my rates have only gone up. I got my license a little over a month before turning 25, which may or may impact things

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They got greedy with time. Not surprised.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

There’s an easy rule of thumb you can use to answer this type of question.

Will the people with money have less?

If so, it’s illegal. Other way around is fine for some reason.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It wouldn't be illegal, but if the insurance company found out they would use it as a reason to not pay in the event of an accident.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It wouldn’t be illegal, but if the insurance company found out they would use it as a reason to not pay in the event of an accident.

You didn't lie to the insurance company. They stole what they assumed to be accurate info from somebody who stole it from you.

They that the stolen info they didn't ask your permission to buy was fake sounds like a them problem.