Is Your Car Reporting You? The Complete Guide to Disabling Vehicle Telemetry and Data Collection in 2025

Your car is actively reporting you. Right now, as you drive, your vehicle is collecting and transmitting GPS location, speed, braking patterns, acceleration data, driving times, and vehicle diagnostics to carmakers, insurance companies, and law enforcement. This isn't conspiracy theory. This is documented surveillance infrastructure built into the vehicles Americans are driving in 2025.

In November 2025, the Associated Press exposed that U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide through a secretive vehicle surveillance program accessing real-time data from connected vehicles. Drivers aren't being informed. Warrants aren't being obtained. The surveillance is happening invisibly, constantly, across the entire U.S. transportation network.

Police departments are embracing aerial surveillance, mounting automated license plate readers (ALPRs) on drones. Motorola reports that 81% of police agencies in America have or are pursuing drone programs. FlockOS, a centralized police camera platform, allows officers to track "every passing car's license plate on local roads" and compare them to police hotlists. You're not just being tracked on the road—you're being tracked in the sky, simultaneously, with no warrant and no notification.

Insurance companies are systematically accessing driving data from your vehicle—sometimes without your knowledge or consent. General Motors shares detailed driving behavior with LexisNexis and Verisk, insurance data brokers. A customer reviewing his comprehensive insurance data disclosure discovered over 130 pages detailing every trip his wife and he had taken in their Chevy Bolt over six months: 640 trips, with dates, times, distances, speeds, braking patterns, and rapid acceleration incidents. He had no idea this data was being shared. His insurance company did. And they were using it to adjust his premiums.

This is the automotive surveillance state of 2025. Your vehicle has become a mobile surveillance device, reporting your location, your driving habits, your destinations, and potentially your biometric data (eye movement, facial recognition) to entities you never authorized and with protections far weaker than you believe.

This comprehensive guide explains what's happening, who's tracking you, and exactly how to disappear your vehicle's data collection across every major automotive brand.

The Connected Car Surveillance Infrastructure: What's Actually Happening

The Multi-Layer Surveillance Stack

Your vehicle's surveillance involves multiple overlapping layers, each tracking different aspects of your driving and location:

Layer 1: Built-In Vehicle Telemetry - Modern vehicles contain embedded systems that collect telematics data: GPS location, speed, acceleration, braking intensity, rapid acceleration events, hard braking events, engine diagnostics, fuel consumption, and driving times. This data is collected continuously whenever the vehicle is operating.

Layer 2: Connected Car Services - Vehicles with cellular connectivity (OnStar, BMW Connected Drive, Mercedes me, Toyota Connected Services, etc.) transmit telemetry data wirelessly to carmaker servers. The data flows continuously whenever the vehicle is in range of cellular networks. Drivers often activate these services for roadside assistance, crash detection, or remote locking features, but the data collection extends far beyond those services.

Layer 3: Insurance Data Sharing - Carmakers have established partnerships with insurance data brokers (LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Verisk, and others). When customers purchase insurance or enable certain vehicle features, their driving data is automatically transmitted to these brokers, who then provide "risk scores" to insurance companies. The insurance companies use these scores to adjust premiums, deny coverage, or cancel policies.

Layer 4: Law Enforcement Access - Police departments can access vehicle data through multiple mechanisms: direct queries to carmaker systems with proper court orders or warrants; access through data brokers who sell data to law enforcement; access through the Berla Project iVe device that extracts telematics data when connected to a vehicle; and access through Border Patrol's nationwide vehicle surveillance program that monitors connected vehicle data in real-time.

Layer 5: Aerial Surveillance Networks - License plate readers mounted on police drones, fixed poles, and patrol vehicles create comprehensive surveillance grids that identify and track every vehicle. These networks feed into platforms like FlockOS that allow officers to track specific vehicles across city-wide camera networks and compare them against police hotlists.

Layer 6: Data Broker Aggregation - Multiple companies are aggregating vehicle location data, driving behavior, and trip information into comprehensive databases. These databases are available for purchase by insurance companies, data brokers, marketers, and potentially law enforcement.

Layer 7: Biometric Data Collection - Some vehicles are beginning to collect biometric data: eye movement tracking (whether drivers are looking at the road or away), facial recognition (identifying who is driving), and behavioral biometrics (driving patterns used to identify drivers). This data is stored onboard and accessible through forensic extraction by law enforcement.

Collectively, these seven layers create a comprehensive surveillance infrastructure where your vehicle is simultaneously reporting to carmakers, insurance companies, law enforcement, data brokers, and surveillance networks. Most drivers have no idea this infrastructure exists. Those who do often don't understand they can disable it.

How Insurance Companies Are Secretly Using Your Driving Data

The most insidious aspect of vehicle surveillance is how insurance companies are quietly using driving data to raise premiums or deny coverage—often without explicit driver knowledge or consent.

Here's how the data pipeline works:

Step 1: Data Collection - Your vehicle collects driving data continuously. If your vehicle has a connected service activated (which may have happened by default at the dealership), this data is transmitted to the carmaker.

Step 2: Data Sharing Agreement - The carmaker has established partnerships with insurance data brokers. When you enable certain features or services, you're often giving consent (buried in terms of service) for your driving data to be shared.

Step 3: Data Aggregation - Insurance data brokers (LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Verisk) aggregate this driving data with other information to create comprehensive risk profiles. LexisNexis maintains driving records for six months or longer, allowing them to create detailed patterns of driving behavior.

Step 4: Risk Score Generation - The brokers analyze the data and generate "risk scores" indicating your insurance risk based on driving behavior. These scores supposedly measure safe versus unsafe driving. In practice, they're measuring how much money insurance companies can profit from insuring you.

Step 5: Insurance Company Access - Insurance companies purchase access to these risk scores. When you apply for insurance, insurers can retrieve your Verisk or LexisNexis score. This score influences whether they'll insure you and what premium they'll charge.

Step 6: Premium Adjustment - If your risk score indicates you drive aggressively (rapid acceleration, hard braking, speeding), your insurance premium increases. Some customers have reported premium increases of 20-40% based on data they didn't authorize sharing.

The problem: Consent is buried in fine print. Drivers often activate certain vehicle features (OnStar, BMW Connected Services) believing they're opting into roadside assistance, not data sharing with insurance companies. Some dealerships actively enroll customers in data-sharing programs without explicit understanding, sometimes offering sales staff bonuses for enrollment.

Even worse: Customers often cannot see what data is being collected or how it's influencing their insurance rates. Many people discover this data sharing only after their insurance is already paying the inflated premiums.

Law Enforcement Access: The Fourth Amendment Crisis

In 2025, law enforcement access to vehicle data represents one of the most serious Fourth Amendment violations in modern policing. Here's why:

The Constitutional Problem - The Fourth Amendment protects against "unreasonable searches and seizures." The Supreme Court has ruled that individuals have a "reasonable expectation of privacy in the whole of their physical movements." However, law enforcement is accessing vehicle data—which reveals the complete record of physical movements—without warrants, without probable cause, and without individualized suspicion.

The Loopholes - Police can access vehicle data in multiple ways:

1. Through carmakers with warrants - Police can obtain court orders compelling carmakers to disclose telematics data for specific vehicles. However, the threshold for obtaining these orders is often lower than traditional searches.

2. Through data brokers without warrants - Because data brokers are private companies, law enforcement can often purchase vehicle data without court orders. There's no legal requirement that police obtain a warrant to buy data from a commercial data broker.

3. Through the Berla Project iVe device - This forensic tool, when physically connected to a vehicle, downloads comprehensive telematics and infotainment data. Police don't need a warrant to physically search a vehicle at a traffic stop, so they can potentially extract this data without judicial oversight.

4. Through Border Patrol's nationwide surveillance program - In November 2025, the AP reported that U.S. Border Patrol is accessing real-time vehicle data from connected vehicles nationwide. This program operates secretly, without transparency, and without warrant requirements.

5. Through aerial surveillance networks - License plate readers create comprehensive tracking data. Police can use this data to identify vehicle movements across city-wide surveillance networks without needing to access the vehicle's internal telematics.

The Consequences - Without proper warrant protections, vehicle data becomes a tool for dragnet surveillance. Police can identify individuals based on their vehicle movements, track their location history, identify whom they visit, and build comprehensive profiles of their lives—all without probable cause or judicial oversight.

In 2025, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has documented that law enforcement agencies could have accessed car data hundreds of thousands of times. The actual number is likely much higher.

Border Patrol's Secret Surveillance Program

The November 2025 AP investigation revealed something that should alarm every American: U.S. Border Patrol is conducting a nationwide surveillance program accessing real-time data from connected vehicles. Here's what we know:

The Program - Border Patrol is accessing vehicle data from connected cars across the entire United States, including areas far from the border. The program is described as "secretive," suggesting it operates without transparency or public oversight.

The Scope - Law enforcement can monitor "millions of American drivers nationwide." This isn't targeted surveillance of specific suspects. This is mass surveillance of the general driving population.

The Access Method - Some details remain unclear, but the program involves accessing data from vehicle systems, suggesting coordination with carmakers or access through data brokers.

The Consequences - Border Patrol uses this data to "identify and detain" drivers whose movement patterns appear suspicious. Detention can lead to vehicle searches, personal searches, interrogation, and potentially criminal charges.

The Legal Problem - This surveillance operates without transparency, without warrant requirements, and without the individualized suspicion required by the Fourth Amendment. Citizens being detained based on vehicle surveillance data have no way to challenge the detention because the surveillance itself is secret.

The Border Patrol program demonstrates the ultimate surveillance vulnerability: when government agencies have real-time access to vehicle location data, they can conduct mass surveillance of the entire driving population without any judicial oversight.

Vehicle Data Collection by Manufacturer: What Each Brand Is Collecting

General Motors (Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Cadillac)

Data Collection - General Motors collects comprehensive telematics data through the OnStar system and the newer GM Connected Services platform. Collected data includes GPS location, speed, acceleration, braking intensity, driving times, and vehicle diagnostics.

Data Sharing - GM shares driving data with LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Verisk. According to reports, customers discovered they were being tracked for insurance purposes even when they believed they had not explicitly enrolled in data-sharing programs.

Insurance Integration - The OnStar Smart Driver feature is marketed as providing "insights into safe driving behaviors," but it systematically shares driving data with insurance data brokers. Customers report that even declining this service resulted in data being shared—suggesting enrollment happened by default at dealership.

How to Disable (Complete Disabling Requires Phone Contact)

1. Access the OnStar system in your vehicle infotainment system
2. Go to "Settings" and find "Privacy Settings"
3. Disable all optional data collection services
4. To completely stop all data collection: Call GM OnStar Customer Service at 1-800-800-2813
5. Specifically request: "Cancel all connected services for privacy reasons"
6. Request written confirmation that all data sharing has been disabled
7. Important: Simply disabling OnStar services may not disable all telemetry collection. Physical disconnection of the OnStar modem card (located under the dashboard) is the most complete method of disabling data transmission. This is technically possible but may require professional installation.

Trade-offs - Disabling GM's connected services will disable roadside assistance, automatic crash detection, remote vehicle access through the mobile app, and certain navigation features.

Ford Motor Company (Ford, Lincoln)

Data Collection - Ford collects driving data through the SYNC Connect system and FordPass mobile app. Data includes location, speed, driving patterns, and vehicle diagnostics.

Data Sharing - Ford states it "does not transmit connected vehicle data" to LexisNexis or Verisk, but collaborates with them to "explore ways to assist customers" interested in usage-based insurance programs.

How to Disable

1. Open the FordPass mobile app
2. Navigate to "Settings"
3. Disable all location tracking and data-sharing features
4. Go to vehicle settings and disable Sync Connect services
5. Disable location history in your vehicle's touchscreen infotainment system
6. Call Ford Customer Service to explicitly opt out of data collection programs
7. Request written confirmation of opt-out

Trade-offs - Disabling these services may prevent remote vehicle access, navigation services, and certain infotainment features.

Tesla

Data Collection - Tesla collects extensive data including vehicle performance, Autopilot usage, dashcam video, location data, and driving behavior. However, Tesla claims this data is not connected to the vehicle's VIN or owner account.

Data Sharing - Tesla's privacy policies state they don't share data with third parties for insurance or tracking purposes. However, a 2023 Reuters investigation revealed that Tesla employees had access to connected vehicle camera footage, suggesting internal access to sensitive data.

How to Disable

1. On your Tesla's touchscreen, navigate to "Software" menu
2. Select "Data Sharing"
3. Disable "Autopilot Analytics & Improvements"
4. Disable "Road Segment Data Analytics"
5. Disable "Cabin Camera Recording" (if equipped)
6. Disable "Sentry Mode" if you're concerned about video data collection
7. Request deletion of your data through your Tesla account online

Trade-offs - Disabling data sharing may prevent certain Autopilot features or navigation optimization that relies on data sharing.

Toyota and Lexus

Data Collection - Toyota and Lexus collect data through the Toyota Connected Services/Lexus Enform systems. Collected data includes location, driving patterns, vehicle health, and diagnostic information.

Data Sharing - Toyota states that driving data sharing is optional, but customers can enable it only at dealership purchase or through the mobile app.

How to Disable

1. In your Toyota/Lexus vehicle, press the SOS button
2. Tell the representative you wish to opt out of Connected Services
3. Alternatively, call Toyota Customer Care and request data collection opt-out
4. Access the Toyota mobile app or Lexus Enform app, log in to your account
5. Navigate to "Account" → "Data Privacy Portal"
6. Select your vehicle
7. Disable all data collection and location sharing
8. Request written confirmation of opt-out

Trade-offs - Disabling connected services disables roadside assistance, crash detection, and remote vehicle access through the mobile app.

Honda and Acura

Data Collection - Honda and Acura collect data through Connected Vehicle Technologies and Services. Collected data includes location, driving patterns, vehicle diagnostics, and performance metrics.

Data Sharing - Honda's privacy policies do not explicitly mention sharing with insurance data brokers, but the company does mention data collection for vehicle analytics and research purposes.

How to Disable

1. Access your Honda or Acura mobile app account
2. Navigate to "Settings" or "Account Settings"
3. Disable Connected Vehicle Technologies features
4. Contact Honda/Acura customer service to request data collection opt-out
5. Most detailed disabling requires a phone call to customer care
6. Request written confirmation of data deletion and opt-out

Trade-offs - Disabling services removes roadside assistance, remote vehicle functions, and certain mobile app features.

BMW

Data Collection - BMW collects data through the BMW Connected Drive system. Collected data includes location, driving patterns, vehicle diagnostics, and performance data.

Data Sharing - BMW's privacy policies don't explicitly mention sharing with insurance companies, but data is shared with BMW services and potentially third parties.

How to Disable

1. Access your vehicle's iDrive infotainment system
2. Navigate to "Settings" → "Privacy Settings"
3. Disable all optional data collection
4. To disable all data transfer: Contact BMW at 1-855-BMW-PRIV
5. Request complete disabling of data transmission
6. Complete BMW's privacy opt-out form
7. Critical additional step: BMW allows disabling of the embedded SIM card that enables data transmission. Contact BMW to request SIM card disabling through your vehicle
8. Request written confirmation that all data sharing has been disabled

Trade-offs - Disabling all services eliminates roadside assistance, navigation services, and certain diagnostic features.

Mercedes-Benz

Data Collection - Mercedes collects data through Mercedes me connect. Collected data includes location, driving patterns, vehicle health, and performance metrics.

Data Sharing - Mercedes allows opt-out of data collection through the Mercedes me connect portal, but complete disabling may require additional contact with customer service.

How to Disable

1. Access the Mercedes me connect portal through the mobile app or website
2. Navigate to "Account Settings" or "Privacy Settings"
3. Disable all optional data collection services
4. Disable location services if available
5. Contact Mercedes me connect Support: 1-800-367-6372 or email me-connect.usa@cac.mercedes-benz.com
6. Specifically request opt-out of all data collection and request written confirmation

Trade-offs - Disabling data sharing may remove roadside assistance, navigation services, and remote vehicle access.

Volkswagen (Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche)

Data Collection - Volkswagen collects driving data through the Car-Net system (now integrated into the Volkswagen mobile app). Collected data includes location, speed, braking, and driving times.

Data Sharing - Volkswagen's privacy policies don't explicitly mention insurance data sharing, but data collection for analytics is described.

How to Disable

1. Open the myVW mobile app (Audi users use the myAudi app)
2. Navigate to "Account Settings" or "Vehicle Management"
3. Select your vehicle
4. Go to the "Subscription" tab
5. Cancel all active subscriptions including Car-Net
6. Contact Volkswagen customer service to confirm data collection has been disabled
7. Request written confirmation of cancellation

Trade-offs - Canceling Car-Net removes roadside assistance, vehicle tracking, and certain mobile app features.

Hyundai and Kia

Data Collection - Hyundai and Kia collect driving data through their connected services platforms. Data includes location, driving patterns, vehicle diagnostics, and performance metrics.

Data Sharing - Both brands have reportedly participated in the LexisNexis "Telematics Exchange," sharing driving behavior data from millions of vehicles with insurance companies.

How to Disable

1. Access your Hyundai or Kia mobile app account
2. Navigate to "Settings" → "Vehicle" → "Data Sharing"
3. Disable all data collection and sharing options
4. Contact Hyundai/Kia customer service to request comprehensive opt-out
5. Request written confirmation of data deletion and opt-out
6. For maximum protection, request complete disabling of all connected services

Trade-offs - Disabling services removes roadside assistance, remote vehicle access, and certain mobile app features.

Subaru

Data Collection - Subaru collects data through its connected services platform. Collected data includes location, driving patterns, and vehicle diagnostics.

Data Sharing - Subaru has participated in the LexisNexis Telematics Exchange but shares more limited data than some competitors. However, data is shared when customers enable certain services.

How to Disable

1. Access the Subaru mobile app account
2. Navigate to "Settings" → "Privacy Settings"
3. Disable data collection and sharing options
4. Contact Subaru customer service to confirm opt-out
5. Request written confirmation of data deletion

Trade-offs - Disabling services may remove roadside assistance and certain mobile app features, though Subaru generally shares less data than competitors.

Comprehensive Vehicle Data Deletion and Opt-Out Strategy

Step 1: Identify What Vehicle Data Exists

Before disabling collection, understand what data about your vehicle exists in various systems:

Step 1A: Insurance Data Audit - Visit the Vehicle Privacy Report (vehicleprivacyreport.com) which provides a tool to check if your vehicle data is available in insurance databases. This helps you determine if your vehicle data has already been shared with insurers.

Step 1B: Contact Your Carmaker - Call your vehicle manufacturer's customer service and request to know what data they collect and whom they share it with. Request a comprehensive list of all data collection systems in your vehicle.

Step 1C: Contact Your Insurance Company - Ask your insurance company explicitly whether they use third-party data (Verisk, LexisNexis) to set your premiums. Request copies of any risk scores or driving data reports they maintain about your driving.

Step 1D: Data Broker Search - Search for yourself on people-search sites and data brokers (Spokeo, BeenVerified, MyLife, etc.) to see if your vehicle information is aggregated. Some aggregators include vehicle location history or vehicle ownership information.

Step 2: Disable Vehicle Data Collection

Follow the manufacturer-specific instructions provided earlier in this guide to disable data collection for your specific vehicle brand. Key points:

• Disable connected services through your vehicle's infotainment system
• Disable data sharing through mobile apps if available
• Call customer service and explicitly request opt-out for data collection
• Request written confirmation that data sharing has been disabled
• For maximum protection, consider physical disabling (SIM card removal, modem disconnection) for certain brands

Step 3: Opt Out of Insurance Data Sharing

Even if your carmaker claims not to share data, insurance companies may still try to access it:

Right to Opt Out - Submit a "Right to Opt Out" request to your insurance company requesting that they not purchase third-party driving data from data brokers.

Right to Limit Use - Submit a "Right to Limit the Use and Disclosure of My Sensitive Personal Information" request to restrict how driving data is used.

Right to Delete - Submit a "Right to Delete" request requesting permanent deletion of any driving data your insurance company maintains.

These requests are typically submitted online through your insurance company's website or by contacting customer service.

Step 4: Delete Data from Data Brokers

Data about your vehicle may be stored in insurance data broker systems:

LexisNexis Opt-Out - LexisNexis Risk Solutions maintains driving data for insurance purposes. Request deletion and opt-out through their consumer portal.

Verisk Opt-Out - Verisk maintains driving data linked to insurance companies. Contact Verisk's consumer portal to request opt-out and data deletion.

General Data Brokers - Remove your information from people-search sites and data brokers that may have aggregated vehicle ownership or location history (Spokeo, BeenVerified, MyLife, Whitepages, etc.).

Step 5: Monitor for Re-Population and Continuous Opt-Out

Vehicle data can reappear in systems through:

• New connected service activations
• Data broker database refreshes
• Dealership re-enrollment (some dealerships re-enroll customers in connected services)
• New insurance purchases

Quarterly Monitoring - Every three months, check the Vehicle Privacy Report to verify your vehicle data hasn't reappeared in insurance databases.

Repeated Opt-Outs - If your data reappears, immediately submit new opt-out requests.

Advanced Protection: Physical Disabling of Vehicle Data Transmission

For maximum protection, some advanced users are physically disabling vehicle data transmission:

OnStar Modem Removal (General Motors)

Procedure:

1. Locate the OnStar module under the dashboard (consult vehicle-specific documentation for exact location)
2. Disconnect the modem card from the OnStar module
3. Reconnect the module
4. This disables data transmission while preserving other vehicle functions

Important: This requires technical knowledge and may require professional installation. Improper installation could affect other vehicle systems.

SIM Card Disabling (BMW, Others)

BMW vehicles contain embedded SIM cards enabling cellular data transmission. Removing or disabling the SIM card prevents all vehicle-to-network data transmission.

Procedure:

1. Contact BMW at 1-855-BMW-PRIV and request SIM card disabling
2. BMW can disable the SIM remotely or through manual procedures

Important: This is a more extreme measure and may disable legitimate features like emergency roadside assistance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: If I disable vehicle data collection, will it affect my warranty?

Most manufacturers claim that disabling data collection won't affect your warranty. However, check your specific vehicle's warranty documentation. Some manufacturers may argue that certain failures are related to disabled diagnostics, so keep documentation of which services you disabled and when.

Q: Can police still access my vehicle data if I've disabled collection?

If you've disabled data transmission, your vehicle won't be transmitting data to carmakers or cloud systems. However, police can still:

• Extract data from onboard systems using forensic tools like Project iVe
• Access historical data already collected (from before you disabled collection)
• Track your vehicle using license plate readers
• Access data from relatives' vehicles through familial data matching

Complete privacy requires both disabling transmission and understanding that onboard data can still be extracted.

Q: Will disabling vehicle data collection affect my insurance rates?

If your insurance company was using vehicle data to set your rates, disabling collection may prevent future data sharing. However, they cannot retroactively lower rates based on data they've already used. You may need to shop for new insurance with companies that don't use third-party vehicle data.

Q: Is it legal to disable vehicle data collection?

Yes, it's legal to opt out of data collection in most jurisdictions. Privacy laws in California (CPRA), Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Virginia, and other states provide rights to limit data collection. However, specific laws vary by state and by automaker.

Q: What about leased vehicles? Can I disable data collection?

Leased vehicles often have more restrictive policies. Lessors may require certain services to remain enabled for fleet tracking purposes. Check your lease agreement. You may still be able to request opt-outs for non-essential data sharing (insurance company sharing, for example).

Q: If I disable roadside assistance, what happens if I get in an accident?

If you disable OnStar or similar services, you'll need to call 911 manually if you're in an accident. Modern vehicles often have other safety features (airbags, crumple zones, etc.) that don't depend on connected services. However, you lose the benefit of automatic emergency services being dispatched based on crash detection.

Q: Can I turn data collection back on later?

Yes, you can re-enable connected services at any time. The opt-out process is reversible. However, data you disabled collection for won't be retroactively collected.

Q: Is there a way to tell if my vehicle is being tracked by police?

No reliable way. If you're concerned about police access, the best protection is limiting the data available for them to access by disabling collection and transmission.

Q: Will DisappearMe.AI help with vehicle data?

DisappearMe.AI is developing vehicle privacy services that include:

• Comprehensive auditing of what vehicle data exists about you
• Coordinated opt-out submissions to carmakers, insurance companies, and data brokers
• Monitoring for re-population of vehicle data
• Documentation of opt-out efforts for legal purposes

Currently, this involves manual coordination of the brand-specific procedures outlined in this guide, but automation is in development.

About DisappearMe.AI

DisappearMe.AI recognizes that vehicle surveillance represents one of the most comprehensive surveillance infrastructures targeting Americans in 2025. Your vehicle isn't just transportation—it's a mobile surveillance device simultaneously reporting to carmakers, insurance companies, law enforcement, and surveillance networks.

The November 2025 exposure of Border Patrol's nationwide vehicle surveillance program should alarm every driver: law enforcement is accessing vehicle data without warrants, without transparency, and without your knowledge. Millions of drivers are being monitored in real-time.

DisappearMe.AI's vehicle privacy approach is to help you systematically disable data collection across all major automotive brands, ensure your data is deleted from insurance databases and data brokers, and monitor for re-population of vehicle data.

For drivers who understand the stakes—that vehicle surveillance is expanding exponentially, that police are accessing this data without proper oversight, and that insurance companies are using it to adjust premiums—DisappearMe.AI provides systematic disabling and monitoring of vehicle data collection.

Your car is reporting you. This guide explains how to make it stop.

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