tacoma phoning data home

I had read somewhere that the trucks send data to Toyota. Is that true? What kind of data and how does it do it? Does the truck use cell transmission? Just curious.

 

Does your truck have the SOS button?

 

The first five pages of your owners manual detail all of this

 

You Toyota

 

Toyota receives a shitload of data if you allow it. My Toyota app even gives me scores on my braking and turning.
Car insurance companies are also strongly pushing for you to install their apps on your phone so they can monitor your mileage, etc.
It's all via satellite and GPS.

 

The Toyota app also shows Recent Trips and Last Parked Location all within the app. I can also start/stop the engine and lock/unlock doors.

 

I have to read?

 

Yikes. I would opt right out of that. I would also guess that they will absolutely share that data with law enforcement if there is a warrant.

 

Why the eff would you install the Toyota app to begin with? No thanks, there's already way too much stuff tracking us.

 

So true. Uninstalled.

 

Unless the SOS button is the panic button on the FOB, then I don't. It's the SR with the basic radio. When I first bought it, I downloaded entune to see what that was about but said it wouldn't work with the truck, so I deleted it. I guess I'm good.