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Toyota, Progressive Insurance, and a data analytics firm are now being accused of collecting detailed personal driving information without proper consent

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[–] fort_burp@feddit.nl 12 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Can't you rip out the wifi radio, or cover it in aluminum foil or something? This is ridiculous.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

TCU is what we are looking for here, in modern automotive terms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telematic_control_unit

This is the spyware box in most modern vehicles. Can you find it? Can you unplug it? What happens when you disconnect it from the computer bus of the car? Those are the questions we need answered for every car on the road, for our mutual benefit.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Manufacturers will certainly argue that voids the warranty. They might even win that fight in court these days.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago

I don't give a fuck, I will do it anyway. I do what I want with what I own.

[–] 7101334@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

Chew through the wires and tell them it was a rat

[–] TBi@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Plus they can pull the data if you bring it for service.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can pull the fuse but this also disables Bluetooth iirc.

[–] fort_burp@feddit.nl 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pull the fuse, good idea! I bet that would set off all kinds of alarms in the car's computer and it would constantly tell you to go in for service but that's a decent trade off.

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

There's always another fuse you can pull to make that go away as well.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

At this point just throw the car battery away.