Telemetry unit location and removal.

[Exist2Resist]

As many know by now any Ford after 2019 has a built in telemetry unit that sends data to FORD.
Ford collects this data and stores it, what is in there I can not tell you because I have not seed the data.
Knowing large corporations probably quite a bit, might even include your pants size

Anyways does anyone know the location of the telemetry unit in the EXST?
Also is it as simple as just unplugging it?

 

[ZRX61]

How would it do that with the bluetooth & wifi gubbins turned off?

 

[TMac]

Obviously, I'm not familiar with Ford's software, but I'm interested in others' experiences. I don't have Sirius, never signed up for or downloaded the Ford Pass app, nor am I being billed for anything. I'm very selective about my privacy (at least as far as I can be). But it's interesting that my vehicle will still put up real-time traffic notifications when using GPS without anything else being enabled. Doesn't that suggest that there is some type of cellular communication taking place?

 

[sadeen]

it has a modem and sat. I think the SIM card is somewhere behind the glove box (from another thread somewhere on here). You get 2 or 3 yrs free (I think) of satellite traffic w/o signing anything (well the Ts & Cs are prob. buried in the purchase docs).

 

[Exist2Resist]

I know in my 2017 Focus RS traffic on the map is pushed via satellite data, it piggy backs on the SiriusXM data stream.

 

[TMac]

Thanks for the responses!

 

[DetroitST]

Telematics Control Unit (TCU) Module is in cargo space, left hand. Not sure if this is what you needed.