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Re:An insurance company’s API exposed customers’ car locatio... by chopin on Thursday May 11, 2017 @09:01AM (#14315649)
I wouldn't want to know a company when, how often and which doctors I consult for one. If you don't want to share your search history you may not want to share your location data either. I would see these as equivalent.
Re:An insurance company’s API exposed customers’ car locatio... by pyre on Thursday May 11, 2017 @09:20AM (#14315764)
> I wouldn't want to know a company when, how often and which doctors I consult for one.

Depends. A lot of doctor's offices are in "medical parks," so it's entirely possible they don't know which doctor you are seeing or why. They have easier access to that information via your calendar (if you use it) than your location.

Re:An insurance company’s API exposed customers’ car locatio... by stronglikedan on Thursday May 11, 2017 @11:49AM (#14316957)
Also, even if you did go to a doctor's office in the middle of nowhere with nothing else around and only one doctor working there, that doesn't mean you are there to see the doctor.

For that matter, your location data couldn't be proven to be yours on merit alone. Anyone can be using my car, and anyone can have my phone, at any given time.

Re:An insurance company’s API exposed customers’ car locatio... by whiskeySix on Thursday May 11, 2017 @12:28PM (#14317286)
You're underestimating the google, my friend. This response also misses the point, just because this specific example may not be relevant to you (what about private practice doctors?), there are hundreds of others that are.