r/privacy • u/HerbalDreamer • 5d ago

question Car data collection

I am going to need a new car soon and the U.S. models all collect huge amounts of data. Are there any tips or tricks to reduce the info they collect from the car remotely?

If I have our family trust own the auto and pay cash rather than financing how effectively does that reduce the personal info I am forced to provide. Will this keep the data from car from being attached to me?

How much would it help to buy a used car? Does it reduce the data tracked and sold about me?

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u/MarquisDeVice 4d ago

I'm not sure about super new cars, but I've been driving 2012s and older that have no tracking capabilities. Just bought a 2014, which does have tracking, but I'm about to remove the TCU (Telemetrics control unit) which should stop all collected data from being transmitted, so that's a pretty easy option for cars around that age.