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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.
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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
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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.
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Re:Data isn't just being collected from your phone, it's bei... by joejerryronnie on Saturday August 01, 2020 @01:28PM (#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.
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