Aral BalkanMar 11, 2024

When privileged folks tell me at my talks “I don’t care about my privacy / I have nothing to hide / Give me one example of the ramifications of surveillance capitalism / etc.”, I tell them “you will care when your health insurance premiums go up because your Smart Fridge tells the insurance companies what you’re eating/drinking.” This is basically the same thing. Sad that it takes things hitting their own wallets for privileged folks to pay attention.

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Automakers Are Sharing Consumers' Driving Behavior with Insurance Companies Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39666976

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@aral Also the aspect of - is the data they're collecting even accurate? Can you correct it? If you even know who has it? and who has access to it - random IT dude? How long do they keep it? All of that. So many people don't think about those things.

How will this incorrect information that's available about you impact your credit rating? Security checks when you apply for a job? Your medical record?

Mar 11, 2024 at 4:32pmWeb