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The vehicle information-screen tells me to use the HondaLink phone app to disable data sharing. The HondaLink Android app tells me to use the vehicle's information-screen's onboard settings in order to disable data sharing. #whichIsIt #enshittification #dataParasitism

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[–] misterred@feddit.online 13 points 3 weeks ago

Meanwhile I got the notice today from Honda America Finance that the data-theft subscription service was "Expiring" and they billed me by tacking some undisclosed fee to my loan balance two days ago.

[–] quickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

that's such an abomination. i hope you find a practical solution.

what's not practical is:

Unplugging the car's antennas is free.

as if their documentation/staff would even tell a truthful number of antennas in the vehicle......

sure maybe the first and second ones might not be difficult. after that, if someone wanna remove and separately inspect every single component of the vehicle, more power to you (read: good f***in' luck)

[–] misterred@feddit.online 2 points 2 weeks ago

I was able to disable data collection by first using the app to remove a specific service to which they subscribed me and for which I was not yet supposed to be charged but, oh well.

[–] ecureuil@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ugh. What year car is that? (Or... how old a Honda do I need to buy to avoid this nonsense?)

[–] misterred@feddit.online 2 points 2 weeks ago

This is a 2026 CR-V Hybrid. I was able to disable data collection by first using the app to remove a specific service to which they subscribed me and for which I was not yet supposed to be charged but, oh well.

[–] misterred@feddit.online 1 points 2 weeks ago

So now that I have no Automatic Collision Notification, hopefully a passing motorist will point it out, if I have one.

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Unplugging the car's antennas is free.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's not if it fucks your overall warranty or voids other services (afaik BMW just amended their tos with something like that).

[–] misterred@feddit.online 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, and as was mentioned there are probably several hidden antennas. in the onboard computers.