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Your car is a smartphone on wheels: A team of researchers tested 21 vehicles and found that all of them transmitted data to a third-party domain. And over half were pinging advertising companies. (www.consumerreports.org)
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Data sent by vehicles and companion apps included locations, VINs, and other identifiers. Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft were among the top receivers of driver data.

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[–] 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Maybe start with removing the fuse for the modem to make sure nothing essential breaks?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Worth a shot. The question is whether the modem has its own fuse and isn’t integrated into the head unit

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