
PSA: All relatively new Toyota vehicles is being tracked by Toyota
Dami ko na nakikita na post na nahaharang sila ng collection to get the car back. Di nyo ba naisip tanungin paano nila nalalaman nasaan ka?
All relatively new Toyota Vehicles have a DCM module built in, walang paalam.
This module has an IoT e-sim and communicates with Toyota TMP directly (hindi yung branch ng dealership, toyota Corporate mismo). Source: https://toyota.com.ph/news/pldt-enterprise-fuels-mytoyota-connect-with-smart-iot-esim-solutions
Tatawag kayo dealership sasabihin nila wala sila alam, kasi Toyota Motor Corporation yung problema nyo. Data transmitted by this module includes your real-time location, trip start A trip start B, mileage, etc, in some modules yung microphone ng car that you normally use for android auto or Gemini is tied to it. Source? Email TMP's DPO and ask for these details, they are compelled by law to provide this information.
The module also has fallback antennas. Aside from the large antennas of the car connected to it, even if you were to unplug it from the antennas, there's another smaller antenna inside for GPS and cellular for approximate location + transmission of data if you get close enough to a tower.
You would have to physically REMOVE this DCM module entirely para di kayo na t-track. If you google Toyota data breaches, you will immediately see how powerful this system is, all someone needs is your VIN number to know exactly where you are in real time.
Pictures of an old DCM when I tore it down. Yung nagasasabing "myToyotaConnect", that's just breadcrumbs in terms of benefits. Read the terms and conditions listed in the PMS forms when you go to the dealerships. Data is being used and sold. Kasama dyan sa "data" na yan is your driving habits, sa ibang bansa depende sa driving habits mo mas mahal insurance mo.
GPS locations. Where you coming from, san papunta, alam nila. Kung nagpupunta ka sa SOGO ng patago, alam ni Toyota yan. Saan, kailan, etc. Kung nagpupunta ka sa gay-bar pero closeted ka and have wife and kids? Toyota knows it. High profile ka iniiwasan mong sinusundan ka ng kung sino sino? Waepek yan kay Toyota, dahil alam nila yan.
Isa pang source: Basahin nyo yung pinipirmahan nyo sa PMS. Try nyo lang. Yung small-text sa likod ng PMS form. Yan yung ginagamit ng Toyota Motor Corporation to say na merong "Consent" from data subject (you).
For the naysayers - Eto para sa mga nareposses dyan ng Toyota...
"Hindi, hindi totoo, source source"
"Fear mongering"
"Nag t-transmit ba talaga ng data yan? Source"
"Ehhh myToyotaConnect kooo"
Di nyo ba naisip tanungin paano nila nalalaman nasaan ka nung kunuha na sasakyan mo? Nung hinarangan ka by surprise ng checkpoint? At bakit alam ng pulis na huli ka sa bayad? San nangaling yung info na yun? Hindi yun magic, galing yun TMP. Hindi ka sinusundan ng PNP dahil lng may utang ka ma'am/sir, alam lang talaga ng Toyota yung movement patterns mo via GPS and your LIVE location kaya kayo naharang sa checkpoint.
Pic below san nakasaksak yung GPS at yung Cellular sa "main", DCM module obtained from a client who asked it to be removed.