Remove Jeep Wrangler JL Location Tracking


Through a trending discussion on HN, I learned that some companies give police location data without a warrant. Including the parent company of a vehicle we recently got. WAIT - HOW DO THEY HAVE MY LOCATION DATA?

Turns out - the GPS used for Nav and the 4G attennae that can act as a hotspot "phone home" my location data to the dealer. Being in the data space, and being protective of my own data, I haven't been personally worried like this before. Google is reading my emails to serve ads, sure. Presumably they're not evil. But the location data feels like a step too far!

In the same thread, Jeep owners shared a few links on how to remove them. Another win for the DIY jeep community. Here are the links I found:

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/how-to-opt-out-of-jeep-data-harvesting-and-sharing.80411/

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/anyone-enjoy-a-level-of-privacy-from-u-connect.69289/#post-1456352

When I got around to doing this...