FordPass - Is it free?

[MN_OuterBanks]

I believe FordPass is free in the way that Facebook is free. Ford is spying on your location and selling that information. I intend to avoid that app and the high/lux package for that reason.

Do you have a cellphone? If so, you can be located anywhere at anytime. Paranoid much?

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[604Bronco]

I believe FordPass is free in the way that Facebook is free. Ford is spying on your location and selling that information. I intend to avoid that app and the high/lux package for that reason.

 

[Low Hammer]

Do you have a cellphone? If so, you can be located anywhere at anytime. Paranoid much?

My main job is actually data science programming for a company that measures advertising impact for a living. I'm well aware of all the ins and outs of the trends in add tracking. And I refuse to go quietly into that dark night.

 

[604Bronco]

My main job is actually data science programming for a company that measures advertising impact for a living. I'm well aware of all the ins and outs of the trends in add tracking. And I refuse to go quietly into that dark night.

I don’t disagree with your comment, I think many of us have just accepted some trade-off’s of convenience for tracking. But there’s definitely a fine line and we can’t swing too far one way.

I just want to be able to unlock my vehicle from my darn phone! Lol

 

[Low Hammer]

I don’t disagree with your comment, I think many of us have just accepted some trade-off’s of convenience for tracking. But there’s definitely a fine line and we can’t swing too far one way.

I just want to be able to unlock my vehicle from my darn phone! Lol

I am empathetic to convenience concerns. I just thought you should be aware of the real costs to free services. Ford is in fact tracking customers using gps and selling that data.

I have not bothered to dig into the details, but I believe they are getting the data through app usage with fordpass on one end and through car gps over lte when you buy their in car wifi on the other.

 

[604Bronco]

I am empathetic to convenience concerns. I just thought you should be aware of the real costs to free services. Ford is in fact tracking customers using gps and selling that data.

I have not bothered to dig into the details, but I believe they are getting the data through app usage with fordpass on one end and through car gps over lte when you buy their in car wifi on the other.

That would make sense. I’m sure it’s lost in the privacy disclaimer most people don’t read.

Nothing is truly free in life sadly. Appreciate your insights on this though; it is interesting stuff, no matter if you’re weirded out by it or not!

 

[wjfawb0 [hacked account]]

I disabled my wifi on my subaru and don't use their app either. They charge from the get go for their door unlocking service. I turned it off when they kept emailing me about my TPMS light being on because I switched to winter wheels tires and hadn't activated the new TPMS sensors yet.

My wrangler was bought without u-connect, so no problems there.

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