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Removing the SIM card or a specific fuse from the car is a strategy that has worked well for me. On a lot of these "connected" cars, they use a pretty ordinary

Removing the SIM card or a specific fuse from the car is a strategy that has worked well for me. On a lot of these "connected" cars, they use a pretty ordinary cellular data connection. Break that connection and you break the data leak. Bonus points for spoofing GPS to show the car in Antarctica or something like that, so that the trustworthiness in the accuracy of the entire dataset (and thus the commercial value) goes down, instead of just you choosing to opt out.

autothrowaway11 3y ago
Without saying too much; don't expect that to work forever. A requirement for the car to call home is in development, just still a lot of debate on what the consequences are if the car can't reach reach the home server.
mixmastamyk 3y ago
Probably spills upon connecting a cable at the dealer.
- anonym29 3y ago
  If you're concerned with privacy, you probably shouldn't have the same corporation that built the spying apparatus have unsupervised physical access to the car. Supporting small independent mechanics + right to repair is supporting your ability to protect your own privacy too!
  - mixmastamyk 3y ago
    Best not to have the offending hardware in the first place.
    - anonym29 3y ago
      Right, which is why I'm a fan of removing SIM cards and fuses. Wonder if it's possible to remove "black box" logging systems without rendering the car in question inoperable. My guess is that even if it is possible now, it won't be for much longer. Freedom, privacy, and full ownership/control are three concepts that are becoming increasingly foreign to young people, it's quite sad.
pluc 3y ago
I don't know that cars have SIM cards that are constantly exchanging information... most of what I have been exposed with what a data dump obtained during (official) service that is then sync'd with the vendor. SIM card would be a pretty flagrant breach of privacy, and they'd have that shit on file instead of having plate-reading cameras at every intersection

autothrowaway11 3y ago

Without saying too much; don't expect that to work forever. A requirement for the car to call home is in development, just still a lot of debate on what the consequences are if the car can't reach reach the home server.

mixmastamyk 3y ago

Probably spills upon connecting a cable at the dealer.

anonym29 3y ago
If you're concerned with privacy, you probably shouldn't have the same corporation that built the spying apparatus have unsupervised physical access to the car. Supporting small independent mechanics + right to repair is supporting your ability to protect your own privacy too!
- mixmastamyk 3y ago
  Best not to have the offending hardware in the first place.
  - anonym29 3y ago
    Right, which is why I'm a fan of removing SIM cards and fuses. Wonder if it's possible to remove "black box" logging systems without rendering the car in question inoperable. My guess is that even if it is possible now, it won't be for much longer. Freedom, privacy, and full ownership/control are three concepts that are becoming increasingly foreign to young people, it's quite sad.

pluc 3y ago

I don't know that cars have SIM cards that are constantly exchanging information... most of what I have been exposed with what a data dump obtained during (official) service that is then sync'd with the vendor. SIM card would be a pretty flagrant breach of privacy, and they'd have that shit on file instead of having plate-reading cameras at every intersection