It's perfectly legal for cars to harvest your texts, call logs

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13. I think you missed the second point I made

you can connect your phone to the car and give it access to your contacts, etc.

But after that you connect your phone data connection (not cell ) using VPN. The VPN then encrypts the data going over your internet connection even that of the cars cell connection.

After that, do not use text or voice on your phone, use only apps like whatsapp that connect to an ISP someplace over the VPN.

The Car and therefore the car's vendor, cell provider, etc... only ever see encrypted traffic when you use the apps to place a phone call or send a text message. The car, the car's call home app, and the cell phone company never see what you are doing with the app. All they know is that you sent a stream of packets to NordVPN, including who you are talking to, messaging, or whatever.

Now, at the VPN end point (mine is set to SanFran NordVPM), the encrypted traffic is unencrypted and forwarded to whatsapp or whatever app (or google or whatever)... now there is a chance for intercept and track. But it would take a lot of work and court orders to get that data... and you certainly are just giving it to Tesla or someone.

The exception is the cell location of your phone / car. There isn't much you can do about that except not use your phone and deny the car company any tracking data. I don't anticipate committing any crimes so I don't care about that... and if I was I hope I would be smart enough to use a dumb device (bicycle/motorbike/etc) or rent a car using a fake identity.