I have no sympathy for the Russian elites.
But this technology is troublesome. It will be turned against Americans by our Deep State one day.
Need to have at least one old car or figure out how to pull out the antenna.
You should have sympathy for the Germans. They are the ones who will ultimately suffer as their government destroys their markets and economy.
Disconnecting the telematics module and antenna was a big topic on the 4Runner forums for a while.
There was the usual chorus of those insisting no reason not to trust government, etc.