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Toyota and your privacy.

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March 16, 2024, 05:38 PM
1s1k
Toyota and your privacy.
It looks like Toyota is another manufacturer selling your driving habits to the insurance agents.


You might want to look into finding out how to turn off that option. I don’t have a Toyota so I didn’t look into it but the discussion I was reading had these suggestions.


Fixing this as simple as opening the Toyota app, touching the human icon in the top right, “Account”, “Data Privacy Portal”, “Insure Connect”, “Declined”

You should also go to account>security settings>manage your data>your privacy choices. A webpage will open up where you can opt out of them selling your personal information, as well as request a copy of your personal information. On the webpage, select Do not sell or share my personal information, follow instructions.
March 16, 2024, 05:45 PM
Imabmwnut
How many car manufacturers are doing this?
March 16, 2024, 05:50 PM
IntrepidTraveler
Every last one of them.




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March 16, 2024, 05:59 PM
vthoky
quote:
Originally posted by 1s1k:
Fixing this as simple as opening the Toyota app, touching the human icon in the top right, “Account”, “Data Privacy Portal”, “Insure Connect”, “Declined”


I certainly appreciate your describing the process. At the same time, I think it stinks we have to even load and use yet another app to opt out of something we probably didn't want into in the first place.




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March 16, 2024, 06:12 PM
konata88
How is opt-out not the default? Universally, personal data should be private and any sharing should be explicit opt-in only. There ought to be a law....




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March 16, 2024, 06:19 PM
IntrepidTraveler
quote:
Originally posted by konata88:
How is opt-out not the default? Universally, personal data should be private and any sharing should be explicit opt-in only. There ought to be a law....


To your point, opt-in should be the law!




Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.
- Dave Barry

"Never go through life saying 'I should have'..." - quote from the 9/11 Boatlift Story (thanks, sdy for posting it)
March 16, 2024, 07:00 PM
4x5
If Toyota is anything like Google, just asking not to have your personal information sold probably doesn't do too much except make you feel good.



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March 16, 2024, 11:20 PM
Fenris
Can this opt-out be done from the car's display or do we have to install some app on our phone?




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March 17, 2024, 12:34 AM
BB61
Apparently you can opt-in and out.

https://support.toyota.com/s/a...10030?language=en_US


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March 17, 2024, 12:49 AM
Hamden106
Is there a model year this travesty began



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March 17, 2024, 02:08 AM
Schmelby
Here is a 11 minute video about this. He says if you go into
the system and opt out your info system won't work at all.
The only way to stop this is to pass legislation to prevent them
from tracking you. That will be an uphill battle because there is
so much money to be made.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0jKKzzT_NU
March 17, 2024, 05:33 AM
gearhounds
Now imagine the shenanigans your cell phone is probably up to…




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March 17, 2024, 05:50 AM
4MUL8R
https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...935/m/6330043705/p/1


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March 17, 2024, 06:48 AM
roarindan
will a pair of wire cutters help??


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March 17, 2024, 12:16 PM
flesheatingvirus
In the app when I sign in, go to Account, there is no Data Privacy Portal option. I just have:

Personal Info
Notification Settings
Security Settings
Help and Feedback
Legal Info

Not finding it in any of those menus, either.


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March 18, 2024, 05:57 AM
ibanda
I knew there was an insurance app you could download to your phone that was upfront it was tracking you in exchange for a discount on your insurance.

I wasn't aware until this week that the cars were downloading and information was being forwarded to insurance carriers. The 1st story I read was about a leased Ford info being forwarded to an insurance company.

I just wonder how far this goes until we have a big brother revolt.




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March 18, 2024, 06:47 AM
gearhounds
I’ll bet there are experienced computer folks out there that can do an end around this business with a laptop and a few minutes.




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March 18, 2024, 06:52 AM
P220forever
quote:
Originally posted by Hamden106:
Is there a model year this travesty began

That's what I'd like to know. Are they gathering info on me from my 2011 Sienna??
March 18, 2024, 07:00 AM
Ronin1069
When I downloaded and set up the app for my 2023 Camry, the default was set to not monitored and I was asked to ‘opt in’, which I refused.


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March 18, 2024, 07:00 AM
1s1k
quote:
Originally posted by ibanda:
I knew there was an insurance app you could download to your phone that was upfront it was tracking you in exchange for a discount on your insurance.

I wasn't aware until this week that the cars were downloading and information was being forwarded to insurance carriers. The 1st story I read was about a leased Ford info being forwarded to an insurance company.

I just wonder how far this goes until we have a big brother revolt.


That’s what needs to happen. It’s not about TikTok or car manufacturers but no one should be privy to our personal info.

As soon as we allowed the Patriot Act we opened the door for this nonsense. Hopefully we get someone in office who will do something about this otherwise it will just get worse and worse.


You should read some of the small print at your doctors office when they check you in electronically. It’s only a matter of time before certain health conditions will get you cancelled.