OnStar recently raised hackles in the privacy community with revisions to its privacy policy. Now, members of Congress have taken up the issue. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the new policy on the grounds that it may be an unfair or deceptive trade practice. The company’s new terms are “one of the most brazen invasions of privacy in recent memory,” he charged. “I am concerned that OnStar may be abusing the consumer data — including sensitive information like vehicle location and speed — to which it has access,” Schumer wrote to the FTC.
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OnStar's Plan to Keep Tabs on Ex-Customers Riles Lawmakers
Posted by: Erika Morphy September 26, 2011 12:17 PMOnStar recently raised hackles in the privacy community with revisions to its privacy policy. Now, members of Congress have taken up the issue. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the new policy on the grounds that it may be an unfair or deceptive trade practice. The company’s new terms are “one of the most brazen invasions of privacy in recent memory,” he charged. “I am concerned that OnStar may be abusing the consumer data — including sensitive information like vehicle location and speed — to which it has access,” Schumer wrote to the FTC.