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Re:Trading privacy for survival is another tax on the poor by hopler on Monday March 18, 2019 @02:15PM (#19423541)
For insurance, punishing an individual is improving risk modelling. Insurance companies are also involved in promoting technologies that reduce the risk of claims, as that expands their addressable market by lowering prices without lowering profit.
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Re:Trading privacy for survival is another tax on the poor by gerbilly on Monday March 18, 2019 @02:34PM (#19423760)
>Insurance companies are also involved in promoting technologies that reduce the risk of claims

Yeah, that's why trucks and buses beep all over the world.

Thanks for the noise, insurance industry!

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