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Good onboard surveillance.(LETTERS TO THE EDITOR)(Letter to the editor)

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| February 18, 2008 | Geisel, Richard | COPYRIGHT 2008 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Your surveillance issue of THE NEW AMERICAN of Oct. 29, 2007, lists the "OnStar" option on General Motors vehicles as a U.S. government invasion of personal privacy. I'm divided 50/50 on this issue after listening to an OnStar representative explain the system to a Society of Automotive Engineers' dinner meeting.

The company representative said that "they allow county, city, and state personnel to use the system for finding stolen vehicles, missing children, and dangerous escaped prisoners." The representative said that he was told that the "federal government was not allowed to use the system." He never specified what would happen if a U.S. government court or bureau--such as the FBI--demanded use of the system for their purposes. OnStar is a U.S. company selling its product to the General Motors Corporation. Use of it is free ...

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