I just started with GM's OnStar. Here's an ominous paragraph in [1]:
If you sell or otherwise transfer your vehicle, it is your responsibility to delete all information (such as contacts, address look-ups, saved map addresses, or preferences) from the vehicle and contact us to transfer or cancel your account. If you do not delete this information, it may remain in the vehicle and may be accessible to future users of the vehicle. For instructions on how to delete information from your vehicle, please refer to your vehicle owner’s manual.
So apparently, if you look a place up (say, the motel where you and your extramarital partner meet), it stays with the car and/or your OnStar account.
> say, the motel where you and your extramarital partner meet
I understand, it’s privacy and stuff, but how does _this_ make a compelling argument? Is covering up that someone cheats on their spouse, beats their kids, and launders money, now some service provider’s responsibility?
If you sell or otherwise transfer your vehicle, it is your responsibility to delete all information (such as contacts, address look-ups, saved map addresses, or preferences) from the vehicle and contact us to transfer or cancel your account. If you do not delete this information, it may remain in the vehicle and may be accessible to future users of the vehicle. For instructions on how to delete information from your vehicle, please refer to your vehicle owner’s manual.
So apparently, if you look a place up (say, the motel where you and your extramarital partner meet), it stays with the car and/or your OnStar account.
[1] https://www.onstar.com/us/en/privacy_statement