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TBD | Is Your Phone Tracking Your Driving?
Jun 23, 2024
Kashmir Hill, tech reporter for the New York Times, discusses how cars collect driving data to influence insurance prices without people's awareness. The podcast explores the concerns around monitoring driving habits, data privacy issues, and the impact on insurance rates.
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- Data from phone apps can be shared with insurance companies without explicit consent.
- Driver scores based on driving habits are utilized by insurance companies to personalize rates.
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Kathleen Lomax's Concerns with Life360 App
Kathleen Lomax, a mother from New Jersey, felt uneasy when she discovered that the Life360 app, used to track her twin daughters' safety, was sharing driving data with an auto insurance company without her explicit consent. This revelation led Kathleen to request a refund and delete the app from their devices. Despite Life360's assurance that their data wasn't used to set insurance rates, Kathleen's trust was eroded due to the lack of transparency surrounding the data sharing practices.
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