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Re:I think my BBQ just offered to be my default browser? by elliekelly on Friday May 22, 2020 @09:02PM (#23278833)
Would you feel comfortable with a health insurance company buying that dataset and charging higher premiums for those who habitually undercook their meat?
Re:I think my BBQ just offered to be my default browser? by mattmaroon on Friday May 22, 2020 @11:08PM (#23279518)
They cannot charge you more for being morbidly obese, or riding motorcycles, out preexisting conditions, or anything at all but maybe smoking, so I’m not too worried about doneness.
Re:I think my BBQ just offered to be my default browser? by dane-pgp on Friday May 22, 2020 @10:34PM (#23279332)
Or who eat meat "too often".
Re:I think my BBQ just offered to be my default browser? by jackson1442 on Friday May 22, 2020 @11:53PM (#23279757)
I guess grilling vegetables is off the table, then?
Re:I think my BBQ just offered to be my default browser? by gruez on Saturday May 23, 2020 @01:02AM (#23280058)
The problem is that if the majority of people who use grill thermometers are using it for meat (probably true), and the health insurance's actuarial tables show that eating meat is associated with higher payouts, your premiums will go up. This isn'tat court of law. Even if you really did use it for grilling vegetables they won't care. As long as they're right in aggregate they'll continue doing it.