Advanced Communication Systems on New Cars..Freind or foe?

[Granny]

progressive is full of chit...

they can void your insurance if your speeding... they simply go "F you"... were not paying.

You can unplug your on star. But honestly why would you have a problem with an in car system if you own a smartphone? They are tracking your every move already.

Not to mention where you drive but where you walk, 24*7... Google does this for your entire life, where you go, what you do on the web so why worry about someone else who is only doing your driving?

two democrats got GM to not track your on star though...

OnStar reverses course, to drop data after service ends | Electronista

Smartphone! I have to almost laugh about that one because if I want to know when Mike will be home for dinner I just click the find my iphone app and I can tell where he is, if he is moving and in what direction.

And let's not forget our bank cards. A few years back by looking at my bank statement I realized that you could track almost everything Mike and I did one Saturday just by looking at where and when we used our bank card.

Credit card companys and banks look at what you purchase to determine if your lifestyle reflects a credit risk.

In reality is there anything we do that is not being looked at?

I get coupons from Kroger in the mail and they are for items that I buy. So even my savings card is being monitored and I gave them information to do it.

[mcshooter]

dont know which insurance co has the plug in device you plug into the computer which they will give you a lower rate,but better not have a wreck when speeding or guess what

[IPD]

i have a prepaid nokia c2, and location features turned off. i don't have a facebook account. i never log in to google when i'm doing searches. I will use a VPN service any time I'm concerned about my activities being tracked.

i am NOT going to own a car with any form of wi-fi, cellular or satellite connectivity to its internal functions. if i'm paranoid about my car being stolen, i'll procure some form of localized tracking device that is virtually impossible for anyone but me to use. a "black box" will be one of the first things i rip out if i end up with a late model car. If that means that I cannot buy a car newer than say, 5 years of age (until such fixes are derived and proven) then so be it.

I would also prefer the legislative branch overturn the bill of rights in one fell swoop, rather than gradually trying to ease the american public into it unawares...but that's not going to happen.

[UTRacerX9]

On a lot of newer cars, the "black box" is integrated into the ECU, making removable extremely difficult, if not outright impossible or cost prohibitive to do so.

[Intropy]

I love the idea if my car gets stolen it can be located and shut down.
I can go on line and even controll what speeds and how far it can be driven but is there a price tag to that?

Does this mean there is an active (transmitting) device on the CAN bus accessible from an external network?

[IPD]

On a lot of newer cars, the "black box" is integrated into the ECU, making removable extremely difficult, if not outright impossible or cost prohibitive to do so.

if it's flashable, it's possible to do virtually anything with it--include fooling it into forgetting parts of the car even exist.

[Granny]

Does this mean there is an active (transmitting) device on the CAN bus accessible from an external network?

I'm not sure how it works.
I can get on the bluelink website and control some functions of the car.
Things like how long the lights stay on when I get out or I can disable the car during certain hours of the day so it can't be started at all.
There are only certain things you can change. It's not like you can tune the car thru it.
I haven't messed with it much. I probably should do that. LOL


I also have an app on my iphone that allowes me to remote start, make the horn and lights go on/off, door locks, locate and do a diagnostic on the car. I haven't tried it yet but I think I can do this from anywhere since it's thru the Bluelink.

[Intropy]

So it sounds like the system can issue commands on the chassis/comfort bus - does anyone know more about how this is implemented?

[Mikes2nd]

Automotive Solutions | Connected Services | Windows Embedded Automotive 7

I have heard of people starting to hack their cars lately.

It would be cool to make your own.... Hmm a wrecked ford focus... a screen or two...