Cory Doctorow on Nostr: Almost every car manufacturer does this: Hyundai, Nissan, Ford, Chrysler, etc etc: ...
Almost every car manufacturer does this: Hyundai, Nissan, Ford, Chrysler, etc etc:
https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2020/09/09/ford-state-farm-ford-metromile-honda-verisk-among-insurer-oem-telematics-connections/
This is true whether you own or lease the car, and it's separate from the "black box" your insurer might have offered to you in exchange for a discount on your premiums. In other words, even if you say no to the insurer's carrot - a surveillance-based discount - they've got a stick in reserve: buying your nonconsensually harvested data on the open market.
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https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2020/09/09/ford-state-farm-ford-metromile-honda-verisk-among-insurer-oem-telematics-connections/
This is true whether you own or lease the car, and it's separate from the "black box" your insurer might have offered to you in exchange for a discount on your premiums. In other words, even if you say no to the insurer's carrot - a surveillance-based discount - they've got a stick in reserve: buying your nonconsensually harvested data on the open market.
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