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> most people don't care about privacy It's an unpopular idea on HN but this.

• treehau5 10y ago
  People only care about privacy when it directly affects them. If we unveiled how the insurance industry is using / mining / buying social data to hike the rates on people they deem as higher risk, you would have a national debate front and center. As long as it doesn't directly affect them, most people don't care.
  • aianus 10y ago
    They already base my insurance rates primarily on my age and what's between my legs (something I can't control and never could control at all). No outrage. Mining my social data would be a welcome change, honestly. At least they would be trying to use more data points and be competitive.
    • treehau5 10y ago
      > At least they would be trying to use more data points and be competitive. Are you familiar with Actural science?