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GasBuddy (and Life360) just sold that same location data to brokers, which Allstate bought and used to adjust premiums. Practically every app that is given acce
by redwall_hp 2y ago
GasBuddy (and Life360) just sold that same location data to brokers, which Allstate bought and used to adjust premiums. Practically every app that is given access to location info is selling it, and it's widely available to anyone with the money to buy.
Maybe we should have some sort of General Data Protection Regulation law instead of hand-wringing about social media.
- ssl-3 2y agoGasBuddy, at least, said that they could (read: would) sell the location data that they collected after opt-in. It was part of the agreement. I can't imagine a world where it would be illegal for two parties to agree to sell the location data that one of them generates.
- woodson 2y agoThat’s the world we live in today. Under many countries’ privacy laws, it’s not legal to sell PII to a third party that you collected for a specific other purpose (e.g., fulfilling the primary purpose of the app). The problem is that they do it anyways.
- ssl-3 2y agoWhat problem? If I agree to let FantasyCorp sell my location data, and then they follow through with our agreement and actually sell it, then there's no problem here that I can see.