Volkswagen has been collecting geolocation data from their smart cars, which were accidentally made public

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Volkswagen has been collecting geolocation data from their smart cars, which were accidentally made public - Lemmy

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It’s a well known privacy issue to those who care about privacy. It’s Official: Cars Are Terrible at Privacy and Security

The good news is that it this information will eventually reach the insurance companies. That should help with terrible car drivers getting some incentives and disincentives to not suck so much.

Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies - The New York Times

If you want freedom, you get a bicycle.

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Nah, it’ll just make insurance more expensive and allow them to have more excuses to deny claims. Giving insurance companies more data to work with is never a good thing.

Deny claims and raise the premium.

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