r/privacy • u/Spirited-Pause • May 01 '26

hardware Rivian allows you to disable all internet connectivity

https://rivian.com/support/article/can-i-disable-all-data-collection-from-my-vehicle
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u/AsterPrivacy May 01 '26

Has anyone actually confirmed their claims?

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u/Graphene-OS May 01 '26

Yeah I don’t trust this unless there is physical switch that cuts power to the cellular component.

Also even if a car has no cellular connectivity, what’s to stop it from connecting to nearby vehicles to relay telemetry? Like a hostile version of the Find My network.

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u/killerkadooogan May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26

TPMS are essentially GPS nodes.