Edit: Just asked because of curiosity. I’m not actually looking for such vehicles.

Edit 2: So for context, my parents new Toyota has this feature that allows the GPS location of the car to be sent to toyota, then you can see the location via an app on android/ios (it’s supposed to be an anti-theft feature). The data is sent via an antenna that connects to cell towers, which then connects to the internet, and to the toyota servers. “Diagnostic” and “maintenance” information is also sent via those same antennas.

The dealer said it could be turned off, but who knows if they are really off. There’s not a hard switch on the car.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    and to the toyota servers. “Diagnostic” and “maintenance” information is also sent via those same antennas.

    That is a lie they tell to justify their intrusion. Your geolocation data alone is incredibly valuable. And no, it cannot be sufficiently anonymized to actually be “anonymous”.

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It can easily be “pseudo-anonymized”, where each car is given a large random number, and geolocation data is indexed solely by that number, with no other identifying info. Except we all know that they probably have a deal with Facebook or some other shit website, so Meta can link your pseudonomynous driving data with whoever’s Facebook profile is in the car most of the time.