Comment by Silhouette
7 hours ago
Unfortunately that straightforward solution might also compromise other aspects of the vehicle and/or might also be illegal if it disables a mandatory safety system.
The "straightforward" solution is to tell vehicle manufacturers that they aren't allowed to sell vehicles with connectivity unless they also have proper security and privacy protections in place. If no-one can give them money for it then they won't do it.
> illegal if it disables a mandatory safety system.
I am not aware of such a requirement in the U.S. In any case, it would be extremely difficult to enforce, and many cars that initially had connectivity went offline when 3G networks were decommissioned. I doubt those cars are now "illegal."