Privacy4cars.com - delete information your cars collect about you

[Viking]

 

[Casey Jones]

A number of things.

That voice...is AI. Now, it may just be masking, for a creator who wants to stay anon; but before I go ripping my $100k truck apart, I want a bit more assurance. Like someone I can talk to, who's done it.

Second. I'm glad Massie and others have tried to redact this section of the bill. But...let's look at recent history, shall we? HOW MANY attempts have we seen to repeal Bammykair? We got the mandate to buy it, redacted...but not the right to buy ACTUAL health insurance, the kind we had before Barry fixed it, the kind that we could afford, that protected us from medical catastrophes.

We already know how GM, et al, is going to fix this Two-Torx Solution for us. They already are doing it, with other issues. The CAN-BUSS....replace a battery in your new car, and everything dummies up. The hundred-or-so computer processors won't ALLOW anything to work, until the system is "flashed."

By a technician. Using proprietary software. FROM A DEALER.

He used to be called Mister Goodwrench. Now he's Remove-Replace-Reflash. With a huge bill.

This, after a three-week wait, your car and its $1200/month payments, sitting in the back of the dealer lot...because all the dealers are behind.

Because they pay their "technicians" Starbucks wages, while charging you Brain-Surgery rates.

There will quickly be an "outcry" from the Safety Cultists that their Nanny-State system can so-quickly be defeated...they'll put in checks, to PREVENT OPERATION unless this wonderful little processor is in there, recording everything and sending it to Data Centers.

And our goobermint MADE this mess, and CAN NOT clean it up. Because the Dumbo dolts, and the RINO re-tards, DO NOT EVEN READ THE G-D BILLS THEY SIGN.

 

[Viking]

Well, it's happened.

And, yes. The reason it's happened is, people are too stupid to be motivated to block it; too stupid to not buy it; too stupid to not see that it will inconvenience them, maybe harm them, PERSONALLY.

It's been this way since that G-D exploding air-bag...the safety device that kills. THAT should have been STOPPED.

Then, these GD fuel-economy standards. Wanna know why modern cars are so fragile, that an unfortunate trip over a curbstone will tear a wheel off and total your car? Those are why. Wanna know why the tiny four cylinder engine is PACKED into the engine bay, SIDEWAYS, on the surviving modern cars? Why it costs $4000 JUST TO PULL the engine, before even repairing it? The fuel economy standards demand FWD, and transverse mounting lessens friction from the driveline. So you HAVE to have one of these gee-whiz cars - or else a hulking, six-figure Bro-Dozer. Nope, the Ford Crown Vic was OUTLAWED, by CAFE.

Then there's ethanol in gasoline. That has shortened the lives of engine components - to where it's not economical to repair the cumulative damage in older cars.

THEN, all the "Driving Assists" that are now obligatory. With a hundred little computers controlling them, and running power through the "Canbuss." Change the battery, the whole system has to be flashed. YOU cannot DO it. Joe at Joe's Auto Fix, cannot do it. FORD has to do it; and Ford has to be paid.

Now this bovine scat.

Yes, it is time to STOP BUYING. It will be painful, but not only is there no other way, but these things are neither economically justified, for their short useful lives, given the propensity of electronics to fail...nor can they BE lived with.

Find another way. Bike-and-bus, or golf-car, or buy a used bus and carpool with 30 of your best friends.

There are forums that discuss this.

I had looked into doing something similar with my Tahoe:

Post in thread 'Privacy4cars.com - delete information your cars collect about you'

Jul 12, 2025

I looked into disabling the OnStar on my Tahoe. It is possible, but not easily done. I plan on selling it in a few years anyway, so I have left it alone.

• Viking

Looked pretty involved to bother with for a vehicle I plan on selling in a couple of years.