I'm pretty sure it'd be easy to at least fingerprint/classify your "driving style" given enough of even crappy accelerometer data.
Re:Why we should end the data economy
by Pokepokalypse on Friday June 04, 2021 @07:37PM
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TBH it's very routinely done with onboard GPS tracking instruments which also have accelerometers, (or apps running on phones) - used by insurance companies, car rental agencies, and other fleet operators.
Minor nitpick: you can't measure speed with an accelerometer, at least not with a cheap one like the one in your phone. I mean, in theory you can numerically integrate the acceleration to get the speed, but in practice the noise will be so big as to render the result useless after a few seconds. It's much better to have a GPS and derive the speed from the position.
Signed: someone who spent too long programming an IMU and fighting with stupid bosses full of misconceptions.
Other than that, I totally agree with your comment.