Oh, and thats another good point. When I get mine, I will look into the hardware that is responsible for the data connection. I am hoping it is just a forscan tweak or a hardware adjustment. There must be a 4G transmitter and receiver in the car somewhere. I just hope its a standalone system and not integrated into a major system like sync or entertainment.
Tom: Check the document I just loaded.
I'll let you know. But if you opt in or out, it probably only has to do with the way ford uses your data. Either way, I'm sure it is being collected. And if there is data, a court order cartainly could attain that data (due to an accident or other investigation). It is of my opinion to just play it safe and cut the data umbilical cord.
I agree the base is different, it's a cover that snaps on .
There is a black box riding along, at least you can tun off the tracking of the Ford pass, if worried. We get shark fin do-dads because so many love the new charm bracletts, aka cell phones.
Ford Pass, not tracking that... more of a selling & dealership tool.
I honestly have zero care for any enticement laid before me in this regard. And because the courts will pry the data from your hands as they see fit I see no reason make it any easier for them to, in essence, have watch and control of how you use your purchase and the way in which you live your life.
I have no problem with a company doing that, saves the rest of us $$$$ ........ the very worst privacy intrusions are from goggly and other social media pages tracking folks.... that I totally avoid.
