Toyota Owner Didn’t Know His Car Was Talking To Insurers Until He Saw His Rates | Carscoops
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A class action lawsuit alleges Toyota quietly monetized driver data through connected car services

Toyota, Progressive Insurance, and a data analytics firm are now being accused of collecting detailed personal driving information without proper consent

  • Reygle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    5 hours ago

    Honestly if a car has any form of internet connectivity built in, it should raise so many red flags before you even sit down to talk financing.

      • muusemuuse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        40 minutes ago

        my rates do seem high. I had a wreck a few years back but it was a dented door and fixed just fine. I work from home so I dont drive all that much, and the car is cheap. But it does have telemetry. I wonder if I should just bridge a resistor across the onstar antenna terminals

    • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
      6·
      5 hours ago

      So, OnStar, for decades now, has had cellular activity whether you were paying for it or not. They just used to be careful about not selling data. But even if the user didn’t pay and the manufacturer didn’t sell, those models are trackable by ISP.