Privacy on Cars. How to stop data collection and transmission?

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Privacy on Cars. How to stop data collection and transmission? - tchncs

Couple of months prior, I read an article on Mozilla, where they did a research on automakers and found none comply to good privacy measures. I am planning to buy a used car. I want to know how the data is collected and transmitted. The car comes with a connected app though I am not planning to use it. It also has apple car play and android auto. Should I use those? The article states some manufacturers even records sexual activities. How are they transmitting these informations? Through connected phones? My use is fairly basic, I want to use the Bluetooth audio system in the car for listening to music on my phone. I use maps on my phone. What about car servicing? Can they access stored information?

I recently bought a 2021 vehicle that has OnStar. I knew this would be a concern, but luckily there was a guide online to replace the antenna with a dummy antenna that isn’t ever able to connect to the network to send data.

So that might be an option! It’s still collecting but it’s not sending anything back.

I bought a 2024 vehicle with OnStar, I wonder if the process is comparable… Could you share your source please?

I made a step by step guide to disable OnStar on my 2022 Bolt. Easy to do, not permanent, and doesn’t disable the cellphone, Bluetooth, GPS, compass, or hands free microphone.

-source via a private proxy to that other site

I made a step by step guide to disable OnStar on my 2022 Bolt. Easy to do, not permanent, and doesn't disable the cellphone, Bluetooth, GPS, compass, or hands free microphone. - r/BoltEV

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Why would you host this on imgur?
Here’s the Guide I used! I had to wing a little bit for my vehicle but it was still really easy quigs.blog/how-to-disable-onstar-on-the-chevy-bol…
How to Disable OnStar on the Chevy Bolt to Protect Your Privacy

Modern vehicles capture (and sell) data about your behavior (how you drive, where you live, where you drive to, what your sexual orientation is). I decided to look into the process of disabling OnStar on my new-to-me Chevrolet Bolt.

Quigs.blog
You can do that on a Chevvy bolt? Fantastic
Why the dummy antenna?
I think it throws an internal error if you pull the fuse or cut power to it? I’m not entirely sure. I did it so I could disable it and if I needed to re enable it for any reason it would be really easy.
Can’t you just snip the OnStar wires?