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So I've been meaning to unplug my electric car from it's always-on BigBrother OnStar since I've been back, but kept putting it off.

Then it happened... My nightmare...

"An update is available"

Nooooooo!!!

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It did give me the option to decline the update, and threatened that if I did not accept it, I'd have to go to the dealership to do it.

Me: "you promise?" lol.

Mind you, this is the same car that has a nag screen to log into MyChevy account on the infotainment screen where the "do not ask again" doesnt work. It asks me every time. So I trust it not.

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For context as to why I fear the updates:

1. NYTimes exposed that Chevy, and my make, model, year car specifically, was spying on drivers and selling their driving performance data to their own car insurance company un-anonymized to hike rates based on how bad you drove. Program was shut down from backlash, but my trust is eroded. One did not need to be an OnStar customer to be affected.

2. Enshitification. My car works great RIGHT NOW. I have no faith Chevy would do a good-faith performance & optimization update. The risk is my car. Not a replacable Android phone :p. I once drove someone elses and something was off with the software. (I can talk at length about my love for the hidden language of the car.)

3. Their changelog literally just says: "Improvements to OnStar Functionality". Im gonna need more than that lol. It also says it locks the whole car down, so it clearly touches core components and isnt just uodating the OnStar Module (which is a discrete self-contained box inside the car). I also don't use OnStar

4. We dont live in a world where I can downgrade my car. Set aside jailbreaking... Samsung lets you downgrade so long its officially signed. We dont live in such a world for car firmwares though.

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