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Re:Data isn't just being collected from your phone, it's bei... by joejerryronnie on Saturday August 01, 2020 @01:12PM (#24022112)
> My car insurance company would sure love to put a tracker in my car but there is no way in hell that is going to happen.

If you take your cell phone in the car with you, they are already tracking you.

Re:Data isn't just being collected from your phone, it's bei... by annoyingnoob on Saturday August 01, 2020 @01:24PM (#24022223)
How so? My insurance company offers programs with apps or use of telematics. I don't use any apps and don't allow access to any telematics. After the location data scandal last year my cell phone company claims to have stopped selling location data. I don't knowing allow any access to my location data.
Re:Data isn't just being collected from your phone, it's bei... by kofejnik on Saturday August 01, 2020 @03:44PM (#24023307)
A modern car very likely already has a built in gsm module and possibly gps as well. If so, this data is collected and could be subpoenaed by whoever
Re:Data isn't just being collected from your phone, it's bei... by annoyingnoob on Saturday August 01, 2020 @10:02PM (#24025694)
That is different than monitoring it over time as a way to set rates.
Re:Data isn't just being collected from your phone, it's bei... by joejerryronnie on Saturday August 01, 2020 @01:28PM (#24022266)
Ok so I was being a little hyperbolic, but I wouldn’t trust that there is not some loophole of getting to your data - if not now then in the near future. Even very basic data (if you have enough of it) can be used to derive surprisingly complex patterns of behavior.