Comment by lasermike026
3 years ago
I'm sorry, what? No one thinks about what data is being sent back to the manufacturer when buying a car. Now I need to know what my car know and what is being transmitted back. It would be nice if I could turn off this functionality.
> No one thinks about what data is being sent back to the manufacturer when buying a car.
Well, at least one does. Me. The risk of that is the primary thing that is in my mind, over literally every other aspect of the car.
I also wouldn't trust that any controls to not send data would actually stop all data from being sent.
This is what I think about most when buying a car. This is why I plan on keeping my current car for as long as possible since it was one of the last Toyotas to not be connected to anything.
> No one thinks about what data is being sent back to the manufacturer when buying a car.
Chevrolet has had OnStar since 1996, and has sold data related to it for probably just as long -- this isn't some new phenomenon.
I remember these same arguments echoed back then -- but at least it was a unique happening at the time.
OnStar is applicable to all of GM, but it was (and AFAIK still is) opt-in.
When I set up my Corolla the app made me go through and enable/disable a bunch of things. I declined most of the connected technology at setup time without any issue.