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Are there any resources available for locating and disabling on-board SIM cards/GPS in modern vehicles? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Title. I've ask mechanic friends and they said to expect in dash features to be busted if you pull the parts, but I suspect Faraday caging it could be a solution. I know there's only so much to be done about data being collected physically from the vehicle, but at least preventing it from being sent off remotely would be a win.

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[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 17 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Read about a Tacoma owner that wrapped his vehicle’s DCM in tinfoil to accomplish this and seems to have succeeded. This was preferred over fully removing it as certain other functionality is often lost that way such as in car speakers or the cabin microphone (used to talk to your phones handsfree system when running Android auto or carplay).

Ultimately, this kind of question is probably best answered on whatever forums exist for your manufacturer or model.