cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/57500077
Toyota, Progressive Insurance, and a data analytics firm are now being accused of collecting detailed personal driving information without proper consent
There are delete/bypass boxes available on the aftermarket, and some models can be directly unplugged with no side effects (other than Emergency Response or Onstar not working).
Where?
Simply unplugging the cell antenna is probably enough.
But on my Outback I had to get a custom adapter made to bypass the box, and keep my front speakers and mic. It cost maybe $80 for the whole custom adapter to be made for me so it was plug and play, but well worth it.
Thats really good for folks to know, thanks for mentioning it!
All carmakers are doing that, not just Toyota. If someone posts a similar report about China’s BYD you are whatabouted to death, but if it is about a non-Chinese carmaker, there are no whataboutisms.
Is the data collection good or bad now? Should we have digital sovereignty in Europe and other democracies or just import ChEaP cHiNeSe CaRs?
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