Admiral to price car insurance based on Facebook posts

Re:Admiral to price car insurance based on Facebook posts by untilHellbanned on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @06:03AM (#12853337)

And there goes FB's business model. Nobody is going to post anything once people realize their money is at stake. This seems like a good opportunity for a new friends and family social network.

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Re:Admiral to price car insurance based on Facebook posts by tonylemesmer on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @07:19AM (#12853629)

new service idea: PR friendly facebook accounts. Pay £1 / month to have a 2nd facebook account with auto generated posts that get you discounts on car insurance.

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Re:Admiral to price car insurance based on Facebook posts by MasterScrat on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @08:18AM (#12853913)

It could also fake fitness bands data, since they are eligible for insurance discounts as well.

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Re:Admiral to price car insurance based on Facebook posts by stephenc_c_ on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @06:14AM (#12853385)

Or they stop posting what they really think and instead post in a style that gives them the best price.

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Re:Admiral to price car insurance based on Facebook posts by dazc on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @06:24AM (#12853422)

I can see it spawning a few parody accounts but, more likely, not worth the time required to build a plausible profile?

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Re:Admiral to price car insurance based on Facebook posts by lawless123 on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @07:28AM (#12853677)

if the review is automated you just have to make an account plausible to the machine.

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