Are there any new vehicles at all that aren't a privacy nightmare?
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Maybe some of the really old Chevy EVs or first generation Nissan Leafs? But Chevy was fined by the US government for their privacy abuses in recent years.
Unintuitively, the forthcoming Slate pickup will have no infotainment system—not even speakers—and minimal telemetry, potentially one of the most privacy-friendly new cars. You’re basically expected to bring your own devices. The surprise part of that is Slate is getting a lot of its financial backing from Jeff Bezos. This will be one of the least-expensive EVs in the US when it launches, supposedly at the end of the year.
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Mozilla removed a lot of their information, but it is still up on the internet archive, e.g. https://web.archive.org/web/20260728151622/https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/privacynotincluded/toyota/
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Check online forums focused on the car model you’re interested in. Often there’s a way to disable Internet connectivity on a car by disconnecting a fuse or antenna related to the cell connection. Keep in mind you won’t be able to use services like “OnStar” or unlock your doors remotely, or precool/heat the cabin without this connection.
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Take out the SIM cards and/or the fuses powering them.
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You gotta hire a mechanic to remove the mold.
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