VW Data Leak Exposed Owners’ Movements

What does your owners manual say? My 2024 manual clearly states that the car may send data to Toyota without notifying me.

 

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...ta-that-can-be-used-to-raise-insurance-rates/

It's something, time-limited and not settled but eh?

 

If you don’t select anything, they can’t sell the data to others, but can use non-precise data for internal purposes.

Basically, whether you decline or don’t do anything isn’t as important as simply not accepting.

 

Today, I called Toyota Connect phone number (800-331-4331) and the rep told me I opted out back in April 2024 when we bought our 4Runner. This seems odd to me because I was getting mileage / Tire pressure status in the Toyota app for a while until I opted out through the app somehow a couple months ago. I am probably going to remove/bypass the DCM for extra security, but still researching the things that will be impacted by doing this.

I feel I was born in the wrong generation. I'm not optimistic about AI and this "always connected" mindset that society is aiming for.

 

I heard stories of sales people accepting terms to get 'enrollment' bonuses.

 

More Of The Shame: Software Flaw Exposes Millions of Subarus, Rivers of Driver Data

 

That’s the same guy who figured out the unlock/start any Kia security flaw. (not to be confused with them being easy to steal which is a separate issue)

He’s doing great work and Subaru’s client-side 2FA is laughable.