Ford Maverick Tele-matics "Kill Switch"

[RedClayMaverick]

Pretty soon with the combined advancements in technology paired with increasing paranoia, some folks will have to start crafting their very own tin foil hats.

It's my tinfoil, and if I want to make a hat out of it I will!

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[The Cyber Orange Guy.]

You're welcome @trjmail. Here's a pic of the settings at Settings>FordPass Connect>Connectivity Settings on your touchscreen. Or, at least this is how it appears on XL and XLT models:

Mine don't have that option ?

 

[MakinDoForNow]

It would mostly be in the OFF position. I was thinking if I wanted to use remote start on a chilly morning, just hit the toggle...bobs your uncle

And bingo all non transmitted data is sent...
Gets updated if you visit Ford dealer? Who's to say that transmission doesn't occur through backup fuse switched on by relay when fuse 11 circuit is broken. What if ins co sees on report that fuse 11 is extracted and assumes you done it and ups your premium? In the good ole days (1970's) someone asked me how big a megabyte of storage was and I figured that if you got a card at birth and swiped it Everytime you went anywhere during your life one megabyte of storage would hold about 350 years of "where were you when"!

 

[Aherpa]

Traegorn is correct . . . I pulled the fuse for it a long time ago and everything I use works fine. I never signed up for the FordPass stuff cause I didn't need it.
Nobody at the dealership gives me any crap about it either.

 

[Tbone289]

Mine don't have that option ?

You might want to check for updates. My Mav was built 8/24.

 

[The Cyber Orange Guy.]

You might want to check for updates. My Mav was built 8/24.

Nothing here.

 

[trjmail]

That’s the same reason why I never bring my phone in my Maverick. If I brought my phone, I could be tracked. They would know if I’m speeding, if I’m texting and driving, if I’m driving erratically, what businesses I frequent, who I stalk, etc. etc. I know I could just get a 1990’s phone to solve that problem, but then I wouldn’t be able to send encrypted messages through Signal and Telegram to the other members of my terror cell.

Just so ya know, Ford collects ALL your data and sells it to LexusNexus. That in turn, can be used against you in litigation/accident etc. claims!

 

[Phimosis]

Just so ya know, Ford collects ALL your data and sells it to LexusNexus. That in turn, can be used against you in litigation/accident etc. claims!

Better yet, your phone data can be subpoenaed to prove that you were speeding, texting and driving, or that your last stop before getting in an accident was at a bar, etc. There’s more useful information to be extracted from your phone than your car. Your car says that you were parked at 123 Main Street for 2 hours. Your phone shows that you were inside of Joe’s Bar at 130 Main St. for one hour and 45 minutes and that you texted a friend asking him to join you for a beer.

 

[HeyBales]

Nothing here.

My XLT Hybrid was built 3/24 - same expanded options from the start as Tbone.

Probably an update in the TCU module giving the options - reflected in the info center supporting them.
Not required for safety - so only done when it happens to be in and others being updated.

 

[The Cyber Orange Guy.]

My XLT Hybrid was built 3/24 - same expanded options from the start as Tbone.

Probably an update in the TCU module giving the options - reflected in the info center supporting them.
Not required for safety - so only done when it happens to be in and others being updated.

It might be, I gonna do the recalls in the next few months, so it might pop up after that. Thanks.

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