As reported by the Associated Press this week, starting in 2009 OnStar will be adding a new feature that allows police departments to halt your car in case you are involved in a police chase. The article also mentions that in 2009, OnStar will be installed in 20 different models (OnStar already has 5 million subscribers). Don’t forget that all OnStar units constantly broadcast your location via GPS to the OnStar office. If you have OnStar installed in your vehicle, whether you pay for the service or not, OnStar knows where your car is at all times. And don’t forget, your OnStar also has a microphone that connects right to OnStar that I’m sure can be turned on at any given time. Because as we all know people never abuse anything. And if you think the FBI would never use OnStar to listen to people, they already did.
If you want to know what all your OnStar unit is tracking apparently you can add a connector and connect to it with your laptop. Here’s another tutorial. The second link includes detailed instructions on removing the OnStar unit from a Chevy Avalanche. The unit is located behind the dash, and the removal is quite lengthy. It’s almost as if they really don’t want you removing it from your car.
Or, you could do what a lot of people are apparently doing and simply pull the fuse.