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by ospzfmbbzr 1408 days ago
And in related news the value of old cars has never been higher. Government Motors can keep their junk cars and bundled spying service.

“By including this plan as standard equipment on the vehicle, it helps to provide a more seamless onboarding experience and more customer value,” GM spokeswoman Kelly Cusinato told Automotive News in an email.

What nauseating corporate speak. I'll translate:

"We are forcing this grabage on our customers so we can drive up the price and remove their ability to opt out of our tracking and spying service," -- which is primed to be used to track driver movements and 'carbon' use (Lol!) and rat back to the nanny state. Just like every electric car.