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Re:Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to track driving be... by myself248 on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @12:42PM (#42700787)
> "whether a consumer picked up or opened their phone while traveling at certain speeds,"

Presumably without asking whether they were a passenger at the time. Meaning that people who carpool are penalized by this practice...

Re:Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to track driving be... by throw5959 on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @12:59PM (#42701072)
To play devil's advocate, I honestly don't think it's hard to determine that from the data.
Re:Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to track driving be... by weaksauce on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @01:12PM (#42701337)
what data? if i let a passenger use my phone to check something while i’m driving this will negatively impact me.
Re:Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to track driving be... by throw5959 on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @01:59PM (#42702060)
The phone usage data. You use a phone very differently when you're driving and when you're a passenger.
Re:Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to track driving be... by ssl-3 on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @05:01PM (#42704521)
Great. Now they're not just analyzing my driving habits, but they are also analyzing my porn habits.
Re:Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to track driving be... by throw5959 on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @09:24AM (#42711068)
Indeed they do. As I said, devil's advocate...
Re:Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to track driving be... by bkberry352 on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @01:08PM (#42701266)
The apps allow you to mark the trips on which you were a passenger and those aren't counted
Re:Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to track driving be... by caspper69 on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @01:20PM (#42701457)
This may not be true of all such apps, but I open mine and it subdivides trips by every stop (including stop signs and lights). Then when you don't do it for 3-4 days, you have 50 trips you need to click through.

My time was worth more than the savings they offered. In fact, it was insulting.

I should not have to spend 3 hours per month categorizing my trips for their data mining expedition for a $30 discount (especially not one that evaporated at the next renewal, because I wasn't safe enough). That app was rigged.