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The other value add is for insurance companies. They can use that data to alter rates.
by wusher 14y ago
The other value add is for insurance companies. They can use that data to alter rates.
- amitparikh 14y agoPushing through my own cynicism here, you can't ignore the fact that there is added value to the consumer if she/he is a defensive driver. In the event of an accident, there is significantly more data for the insurance companies to use to determine fault and liability.
- DanI-S 14y ago"If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear"
- darxius 14y agoPossibly one of the worst quotes ever. http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/the-data-trust-blog/2009/02/debunking-a-myth-if-you-have-n.html http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/the-data-trust-blog/2009...
- MSM 14y agoI have read a number of articles on "debunking" that statement, but they always have large holes. This one in particular attacks what it considers consistency. It suggests that we cannot be sure that the data that is collected will consistently used accurately. It suggests that having ones fingerprints on file were the cause of a number of false arrests. While I agree that if we collected no data, we'd probably have less false arrests, they convinently avoid talking about how many people have been correctly (as far as we can tell) convicted because of that data. I'm not saying this has anything to do with the whole car article- I'm just saying that if someone is swayed either way by that simple computer weekly article, they haven't really thought the issue through themselves.
- coob 14y agoThey already do this on a voluntary basis: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16969509 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16969509 Makes it a lot cheaper for young drivers to get insurance.