FordPass is watching us?

[IdahoRanger]

No way would I get an insurance tracker. My accident and ticket record is all they need for the best rates.

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[Jason B]

Even if the truck wasn't tracking you (it does), the phone you carry around everywhere surely does, and the computers you use do too. So, quit be paranoid about being tracked, it's unavoidable unless you want to live off grid.

 

[majorv]

When I bought my 2019 new I got a brochure that my truck was equipped with Kahu (now LoJack). I just looked at the app and it has a history of where Ive been each day and my top speed for each trip. Think I’m gonna request all the history be erased. Big Brother is watching!

 

[ChiefQM]

Even if the truck wasn't tracking you (it does), the phone you carry around everywhere surely does, and the computers you use do too. So, quit be paranoid about being tracked, it's unavoidable unless you want to live off grid.

I'm not paranoid about being tracked, I just don't like my insurance rates going up for no good reason. I understand the Ranger has a bunch of expensive parts, but after five years of production (and not paying any claims from me) the actuaries should have the rates figured out.

 

[Msfitoy]

My insurance app is just that, an app. No dongle. Damn thing can tell when I am driving and when I am a passenger.

If they can do that without your knowledge/consent then why not just give everyone the discount as long as they're driving safely? My son works for a company that provides him with a work vehicle...he won a $800 bonus for being the top safe driver of the month...he didn't even know he was being tracked lol...

 

[Sojourner]

The title of this thread is why I don't use FordPass. If you read the details of the FordPass Privacy and Data Collection novels you'd be amazed that Ford hoovers up "everything" via the app. It's beyond intrusive. And you CAN'T get a straight answer from Ford if you call them about this. Just meaningless blather about how Ford cares for their customers.

I get the "but everyone is tracking you" argument, but that doesn't mean I should make it so easy for Ford to do it and then profit off me by selling my data.

Even dealerships are getting in on the game. For example, when I went to purchase my Ford from a particular dealership and was coming with cash they still wanted me to fill out a credit application. They said it was for dealership security; that they could be assured I wasn't a bad sales risk. What? I was coming with cash and several easily verifiable forms of ID and had DECADES of documentation as a Ford buyer! What they really wanted was additional info they could sell and make a few extra bucks. When I confronted them about it they didn't deny it. Needless to say I walked out. Next dealership started to try the same tactic, but when I told them I was walking out they relented. So draw your conclusions about the need for this....

FordPass offers some nice conveniences. But in the end, what's the saying? When you get a product for almost nothing or free, then you're the product?

 

[Bob902]

My ranger has the lowest insurance rate of all our vehicles. The next closest is a 2018 Crude that is $300 a year more.

 

[Rocketeer61]

My mom and my uncle were both in the Spook trade, and their biggest concern was always unauthorized access-what IRS calls UNAX. They used to shake their heads in dismay because otherwise intelligent people would blithely put their life stories on any form that was placed in front of them. They would be horrified at what goes on today.

 

[Rocketeer61]

The title of this thread is why I don't use FordPass. If you read the details of the FordPass Privacy and Data Collection novels you'd be amazed that Ford hoovers up "everything" via the app. It's beyond intrusive. And you CAN'T get a straight answer from Ford if you call them about this. Just meaningless blather about how Ford cares for their customers.

I get the "but everyone is tracking you" argument, but that doesn't mean I should make it so easy for Ford to do it and then profit off me by selling my data.

Even dealerships are getting in on the game. For example, when I went to purchase my Ford from a particular dealership and was coming with cash they still wanted me to fill out a credit application. They said it was for dealership security; that they could be assured I wasn't a bad sales risk. What? I was coming with cash and several easily verifiable forms of ID and had DECADES of documentation as a Ford buyer! What they really wanted was additional info they could sell and make a few extra bucks. When I confronted them about it they didn't deny it. Needless to say I walked out. Next dealership started to try the same tactic, but when I told them I was walking out they relented. So draw your conclusions about the need for this....

FordPass offers some nice conveniences. But in the end, what's the saying? When you get a product for almost nothing or free, then you're the product?

Yeah, except my Ranger was anything but free.

 

[mtbikernate]

How many of you use the "reward" cards for grocery stores and other businesses? especially to access lower prices, fuel points, coupons, etc? The companies that run those things have figured out how to link your purchase history between several different ones so they can sell it as one big shopping habits database for a single individual. grouped with thousands of other people's shopping habits, they know if you buy product x, you're likely to also buy y and z and not product a.

nobody is safe. Ford Pass is small potatoes.

 

[canuckgeek]

Saw that too. I looked in the setting, there is an option to share truck status with local dealers for service. Always wondered why they were calling me. Turned that off.

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[DeerSlayer]

Wait till they " cancel" you from driving. Or " Cancel" you by your social credit score like the chicoms are doing. It's coming.

 

[ccasanova22]

My insurance company already sends an unmarked person around renewal time (usually in a nondescript vehicle, like a black Dodge Caravan) to take photos of my property and analyze risk based upon what’s visible. So if you have a bunch of paint and flammable items on your back porch (even if you’re a painter or artist), it doesn’t matter - rate increase coming.

 

[Fordup]

Buy a gun with most credit cards and you go on a list. Turn off the phone and use cash while wearing a tin hat ? if it bothers you.

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