I still had the sticker- I peeled it off and put it in the manual. The exact text is:
VEHICLE DATA TRANSMISSION IS ON! Your vehicle wirelessly transmits location, driving and vehicle health data to deliver your services and for internal research and data analysis. See www.toyota[.]com/privacyvts. To disable, press vehicle's SOS button.
Similar experience but to be fair at least toyota has a big sticker. Other cars are doing it too and just not telling you. Either way, my next car is going to be a 90s land rover.
I was very surprised how many people there are who buy cars from the factory and immediately stored them, in the 1990's. In some cases the owners did not even remove any of the factory stickers or plastic.
This group must be showing just the tip of the iceberg.
Toyota.
I still had the sticker- I peeled it off and put it in the manual. The exact text is:
VEHICLE DATA TRANSMISSION IS ON! Your vehicle wirelessly transmits location, driving and vehicle health data to deliver your services and for internal research and data analysis. See www.toyota[.]com/privacyvts. To disable, press vehicle's SOS button.
Prepare to be creeped out:
https://www.toyota.com/privacyvts/
Yeah, right at the top
> We may modify this Privacy Notice by posting a new version at this website effective on the date of publication.
No actual notification needed. Are they screaming to be regulated?
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People seem to unaware of it:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/08/toyot...
Similar experience but to be fair at least toyota has a big sticker. Other cars are doing it too and just not telling you. Either way, my next car is going to be a 90s land rover.
I found this Facebook group called "Low Miles No Miles"
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2066782386864241/
I was very surprised how many people there are who buy cars from the factory and immediately stored them, in the 1990's. In some cases the owners did not even remove any of the factory stickers or plastic.
This group must be showing just the tip of the iceberg.