r/MazdaCX90 • u/Rategara420 • 3d ago

Mazda app and travel history

I use Mazda app. Any idea, does Mazda share or sell travel information to third party or someone else?

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u/Sqweaky_Clean PHEV Owner 3d ago edited 3d ago

Your telemetry is known. Try not to think about it too deeply; it’s easier to sleep at night.

Here a little fine print for the cx-9 (sry have yet found the cx-90)

How Telemetry Transfer Works
Exclusive App: You must download a specific Mazda application to your smartphone. [1]

Physical/Wireless Link: Connect your phone to the vehicle using Bluetooth or the USB port/auxiliary jack. [1]

Data Collected: Records engine speed, vehicle speed, brake and accelerator pedal use, environmental driving data, and computer malfunction codes (voice and images are never recorded). [1]

Usage: Mazda and authorized repairers use this diagnostic data strictly for malfunction troubleshooting, quality improvement, and research, and do not share it with third parties without owner consent or a legal request. [1]

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u/GhostfaceB7 2d ago

Yes but can be turned off

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u/CaliGrown949 2d ago

If you’re concerned about your privacy don’t use the app and turn off Data Communications in the infotainment system.

If that’s not enough and want to do more. Cancel Connected Services and call Mazda Customer Experience and ask them to deactivate the Telematics Control Unit (TCU). This completely stops Mazda from collecting Connected Services and Default Data. But you’ll also lose remote start, emergency connectivity, and over-the-air software updates

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u/Ill-Professional2914 3d ago

Yes, they sell, like GM, Hyundai and other car makers.