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> Those sensors collect information about activity in the vehicle and surrounding environment. Nissan's data policy even claims the right to track "your sexual

> Those sensors collect information about activity in the vehicle and surrounding environment. Nissan's data policy even claims the right to track "your sexual activity, health diagnosis data, and genetic information," though it's unclear how much they're doing now, and what they're giving themselves leeway to monitor in a more dystopian future. Wow. I wonder what technical means are available to disable collection. You can disable the over-the-air capabilities but if the dealers can download over diagnostic ports when you bring in for servicing, it's worse.

tivert 3y ago
> You can disable the over-the-air capabilities But how? You may be able to opt-out in software, but that's not trustworthy IMHO. There's no simple hardware disconnect, and I'm sure it's different in every model. In my friend's car (a Subaru), there's a telematics module under the head unit, but you have to disassemble the dash to get to it (i.e. do a pretty significant amount of work). IMHO, telematics should always be implemented as a separate module with a separate fuse, so you can just pull a fuse to disable it. > but if the dealers can download over diagnostic ports when you bring in for servicing, it's worse. Someone sells a lock to cover the ODB-II port of a vehicle. I got one years ago, but unfortunately it didn't work very well and could be trivially pulled (or bumped) off. The port in my car is pretty close to my knee.
- yencabulator 3y ago
  > Someone sells a lock to cover the ODB-II port of a vehicle. I got one years ago, but unfortunately it didn't work very well and could be trivially pulled (or bumped) off. The port in my car is pretty close to my knee. That really doesn't help when the port is used for basic maintenance.