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Sojourna at 01:16, 15 March 2026

2026-03-15T01:16:24Z

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	I probably called the SOS button 5-10 times over the next 6 months (often nothing better to do on long drives), with similar results. At one point someone said to reach out to the dealer. Lol. So next free service I had, I asked about it, and they referred to me corporate. I gave up after that, but obviously turning off telemetry wasn't as simple as hitting the SOS button and asking..		I probably called the SOS button 5-10 times over the next 6 months (often nothing better to do on long drives), with similar results. At one point someone said to reach out to the dealer. Lol. So next free service I had, I asked about it, and they referred to me corporate. I gave up after that, but obviously turning off telemetry wasn't as simple as hitting the SOS button and asking..

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Dreadhawk177 at 15:43, 29 January 2025

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	== Summary ==		==Summary==
	So this is mostly anecdotal and I don't have solid evidence for an incident page, but I got a new 2022 Prius Prime a couple years ago and there's a small red sticker stating:		So this is mostly anecdotal and I don't have solid evidence for an incident page, but I got a new 2022 Prius Prime a couple years ago and there's a small red sticker stating:

	"VEHICLE DATA TRANSMISSION IS ON Your vehicle wirelessly transmits location, driving and vehicle health data to deliver your services and for internal research and data analysis. See www.toyota.com/privacyvts. To disable, press vehicle's SOS button. TO BE REMOVED BY OWNER ONLY"		"VEHICLE DATA TRANSMISSION IS ON Your vehicle wirelessly transmits location, driving and vehicle health data to deliver your services and for internal research and data analysis. See www.toyota.com/privacyvts. To disable, press vehicle's SOS button. TO BE REMOVED BY OWNER ONLY"

	Naturally, I hit the SOS button to disable any telemetry. I'd consistently get someone on the (car)phone who would essentially confirm I wasn't in an emergency, and when asked about ~~the sticker and turning~~ off data collection, they'd forward the call to support for ~~a car~~ app, something I didn't have (you had to pay monthly for it).		Naturally, I hit the SOS button to disable any telemetry. I'd consistently get someone on the (car)phone who would essentially confirm I wasn't in an emergency, couldn't help with disabling (seemed unaware of the sticker), and when asked about off data collection, they'd forward the call to support for an android/iphone connectivity app, something I didn't have (you had to pay monthly for it).

	I probably called the SOS button 5-10 times over the next 6 months (often nothing better to do on long drives), with similar results. At one point someone said to reach out to the dealer. Lol. So next free service I had, I asked about it, and they referred to me corporate. I gave up after that, but obviously turning off telemetry wasn't as simple as hitting the SOS button and asking..		I probably called the SOS button 5-10 times over the next 6 months (often nothing better to do on long drives), with similar results. At one point someone said to reach out to the dealer. Lol. So next free service I had, I asked about it, and they referred to me corporate. I gave up after that, but obviously turning off telemetry wasn't as simple as hitting the SOS button and asking..

Dreadhawk177: So this is mostly anecdotal and I don't have solid evidence for an incident page, but I got a new 2022 Prius Prime a couple years ago and there's a small red sticker stating: "VEHICLE DATA TRANSMISSION IS ON Your vehicle wirelessly transmits location, driving and vehicle health data to deliver your services and for internal research and data analysis. See www.toyota.com/privacyvts. To disable, press vehicle's SOS button. TO BE REMOVED BY OWNER ONLY" Naturally, I hit the SOS button to disabl...

2025-01-29T15:41:48Z

So this is mostly anecdotal and I don't have solid evidence for an incident page, but I got a new 2022 Prius Prime a couple years ago and there's a small red sticker stating: "VEHICLE DATA TRANSMISSION IS ON Your vehicle wirelessly transmits location, driving and vehicle health data to deliver your services and for internal research and data analysis. See www.toyota.com/privacyvts. To disable, press vehicle's SOS button. TO BE REMOVED BY OWNER ONLY" Naturally, I hit the SOS button to disabl...

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== Summary ==
So this is mostly anecdotal and I don't have solid evidence for an incident page, but I got a new 2022 Prius Prime a couple years ago and there's a small red sticker stating:

"VEHICLE DATA TRANSMISSION IS ON Your vehicle wirelessly transmits location, driving and vehicle health data to deliver your services and for internal research and data analysis. See www.toyota.com/privacyvts. To disable, press vehicle's SOS button. TO BE REMOVED BY OWNER ONLY"

Naturally, I hit the SOS button to disable any telemetry. I'd consistently get someone on the (car)phone who would essentially confirm I wasn't in an emergency, and when asked about the sticker and turning off data collection, they'd forward the call to support for a car app, something I didn't have (you had to pay monthly for it).

I probably called the SOS button 5-10 times over the next 6 months (often nothing better to do on long drives), with similar results. At one point someone said to reach out to the dealer. Lol. So next free service I had, I asked about it, and they referred to me corporate. I gave up after that, but obviously turning off telemetry wasn't as simple as hitting the SOS button and asking..