What do you think of the new Onstar* commercial?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I just saw it on scifi channel. Basically it just asks a bunch of cute looking little kids of all races what happened to them before, during, and after a car accident. They give the usual car accident story. But then they say after the accident a voice asked them if they were okay and said they were calling the ambulance. They all smile and say they're glad someone was there to help them.

This is the first Onstar* commercial i've seen with so many kids. I think its bunk they've resorted to this, maybe it means Onstar* isn't doing too well?

[j-6]

The point of the commercial is to desensitize children to the Onstar* concept. In a couple of years, they'll all be wearing Onstar* wris ches and Big Brother will be able to locate them anywhere at anytime. But they'll have mp3 players and text messaging functions, so the Onstar* tracking will be just an afterthought.

They'll be the first generation not to be able to throw keg parties while their parents are out of town because the Onstar* satellite system will see a large convergence of kids in a centralized location at an unapproved location at night, and will send the police out in accordance.

[Useruser666]

onstar* helped the government track my car because i was under su ion of perhaps being involved in something related to something maybe having to do with terrorism


thanks onstar*!

I don't even know where to begin to tell you your wrong. Onstar isn't a government tool. The government couldn't even use it as a resource without a court order. No one is forced to have Onstar on their vehicles, so why are you even talking about it?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I don't even know where to begin to tell you your wrong. Onstar isn't a government tool. The government couldn't even use it as a resource without a court order. No one is forced to have Onstar on their vehicles, so why are you even talking about it?

You can't force somethign like onstar* until its widely accepted. This is why, i think, they have resorted to a 100% children's commercial. Now they can trick that extra portion of dumbass parents who go over the top to protect their kids. If Onstar* had received a better response when it first started advertising a couple years ago, I think the chances of picking up a new car (valued at over ~28000) without Onstar* would be slim.

[SpursWoman]

The point of the commercial is to desensitize children to the Onstar* concept. In a couple of years, they'll all be wearing Onstar* wris ches and Big Brother will be able to locate them anywhere at anytime. But they'll have mp3 players and text messaging functions, so the Onstar* tracking will be just an afterthought.

They'll be the first generation not to be able to throw keg parties while their parents are out of town because the Onstar* satellite system will see a large convergence of kids in a centralized location at an unapproved location at night, and will send the police out in accordance.

Bummer for my kids, awesome for me!

[Spurminator]

I hear OnStar eats babies.

[SpursWoman]

Now they can trick that extra portion of dumbass parents who go over the top to protect their kids.

So you only plan on half-ass protecting your kids?

[j-6]

I hear OnStar eats babies.

No, Mike Tyson eats children. Onstar* eats puppies.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

j-6 makes a good point, at heart

When kids and parents slowly accept something like Onstar*, its that much easier to accept something like wearing a wrist watch that tells the parents their kid is okay....then to accept a little microchip under the child's skin to locate them (they HAVE made these already, btw..)
Its all a gradual process, this is why Mookie and I talk so much about Onstar*

You can't jump straight to the final goal, you gotta take baby steps, and thats what we're seeing right now.

[Marcus Bryant]

Don't smoke that during the day.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

So you only plan on half-ass protecting your kids?

I never said that. No, I plan on protecting my (lol) kids, but hopefully keeping it within reason. I'm not going to watch the 2 week report on a pretty girl being missing on CNN and MSNBC and then not allow them to go out and play.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

if the government can force librarians to tell them what books ppl have checked out
(without that person's knowledge)

and if the government can force a priest to reveal what has been said in a confession (without that person's knowledge)

then i'm SURE they can (or will be able to soon) use OnStar to track a 'suspected terrorist'

exactly

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Don't smoke that during the day.

go rack up a million posts in the Smug forum

[SWC Bonfire]

Cars with OBDIII can tell dealers the same thing as the ones with OnStar when you go to have a warranty repair.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Cars with OBDIII can tell dealers the same thing as the ones with OnStar when you go to have a warranty repair.

so do is that good or bad...whats OBDIII

[Useruser666]

OMG!!! I've just discovered a huge government conspiracy to track where everyone lives! Did you know that right at this moment, the government has assigned a unique number to every single house and building in the US???!!! OMGG!WTFAAAHHH!!!?!!! By using this number government agents can send messages to your house at any time? Anyone can find out exactly where you live just by getting a hold of this number!!!

Here is an example!

1000 Conspiracy Lane
San Antonio, TX 7800

We have to do something now, before the government starts learning to compile a secret list that they can use to call us from!!! ARRRRRGGGGG!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Let us take this a step further. If you are right, then im just being paranoid. If you are wrong, then you're position on this is exactly what they want.

[SpursWoman]

No, I plan on protecting my (lol) kids, but hopefully keeping it within reason.

Easier said than done, though...that's why all of this stuff is so effective.


I seriously don't mind being able to know where my kids are at all times. If only because I love busting them when they try to pull one over on me.

[j-6]

If you want to take this a step further, doesn't pretty much every next-gen cellular phone have a GPS locator on it? Our four year old Nextel Motorola do, and I've used the online tracker to find employees when they try and make excuses why a job didn't get done.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

OMG!!! I've just discovered a huge government conspiracy to track where everyone lives!

Stay in your tiny corner, User, no need to ever suspect your idea of the world could be different than it actually is.

Matrix
Multi-state Anti-terrorism Information Exchange

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595094704,00.html

http://www.fcw.com/supplements/homel...x-08-30-04.asp

http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,67313,00.html

[j-6]

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595094704,00.html

Great, the Mormons are behind this. We're ed.

[Useruser666]

I wish I had a chip under my skin that could tell me where I was when I got lost. Then I would NEVER have to ask for directions!

[SWC Bonfire]

so do is that good or bad...whats OBDIII

The third generation of On-Board Diagnostics. Required for emmissions controls, etc.

[Spurminator]

I wouldn't mind having OnStar to track the kids... But I probably wouldn't ever tell them I caught them in a lie. I'd just play a psychological cat and mouse game until they screw up their story and confess.

That could be fun!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I wish I had a chip under my skin that could tell me where I was when I got lost. Then I would NEVER have to ask for directions!

I wish User would take his own advice and realize that you can't listen with your ears shut and mouth open.