There is no where in Ford's privacy policy that states they share their data. That is the scary part, they do not admit to doing this. The fact that Ford has recently inked deals with data and collection companies NexisLexis and Verrisk speaks volumes about what they are doing with your data. The fact that your Bronco comes with the data sharing options turned on, without informing you of this fact also shows that Ford and other auto companies are not being forthright with you.
To be fair to Ford, they do pop up a notification on Sync4 that shows up once every few months informing you that data sharing is on, can be disabled in software, and advises you to read the privacy policy - which does disclose the sharing with "third parties". What is not clear in that policy (to me) is that the sharing is in personally identifiable manner at a staggering level of detail.
I'm not making any assumptions, I'm just asking specifically where it states that personal data is being shared without our consent. Again, it appears you specifically have to opt into the service when signing up for a usage-based insurance program:
I'm mostly commenting on the act of pulling a fuse to disable all network communications seems a little drastic when you can just opt out of it.
Pulling the fuse is a demonstration of lack of confidence that Ford is properly disclosing what and levelmof detail they they are sharing. The disclosure and disclaimer on the software screens of the vehicle never refer to insurance implications. Nor does the privacy policy mention it explicitly. Instead they don't serially. The software screen points you to the privacy policy, which does not explicitly describe the situation, which requires the user to be aware of and read a press release.
Exactly. If there’s clearly an option to opt out, I highly doubt the lawyers at Ford would allow the company to be opened up to all kinds of legal trouble.I don't understand why all of you have to make this so complicated.
Go to the "Settings" menu in the middle screen, select "Connectivity", then turn everything to the off position. That's how I have mine set up, and it wasn't hard to figure out.
. In a chat Ford stated that if the connected features are disabled "nothing is sent". Pulliing the fuse vs disabling in software is analogous to air-gapping a system vs installing a firewall. Both have nominally the same end effect, one is more convenient than the other but you have to take Ford's word that a) they are doing what they say they are and b) they will not change the fine print when it suits them a year from now.
Wow, I have not seen this Pop Up once on my screen once in the 1.5 years I have owned my Bronco. If they in fact are doing this as you have seen, that is an encouraging sign.
I trust Ford programmers to properly implement this as much as I trust gas station sushi. Does unchecking share vehicle location, for example, disable it from Fordpass? Doubt it.I don't understand why all of you have to make this so complicated.
Go to the "Settings" menu in the middle screen, select "Connectivity", then turn everything to the off position. That's how I have mine set up, and it wasn't hard to figure out.
