Toyota Owner Didn’t Know His Car Was Talking To Insurers Until He Saw His Rates | Carscoops
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A class action lawsuit alleges Toyota quietly monetized driver data through connected car services

Toyota, Progressive Insurance, and a data analytics firm are now being accused of collecting detailed personal driving information without proper consent

  • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyzEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Progressive sells this as a service, you put their tracker in your car and it adjusts your rate based on driving patterns.

    • Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clubEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Oh, that’s common nowdays, as devices in olden days, now just insurers apps (depending on local laws it might only adjust your discounts, not base premium, but same diff). It predominantly lowers claims.

      What isn’t common (afaik, that’s my question) is a third party doing that through general data brokering.
      A bit like you driving badly on local news, the insurer sees that & ups your premium. It’s accepted with life insurance (bcs tos), but not really non-life car insurance. Idk tho, markets differ a lot.