• ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    One reason this type of promotion may be becoming more common is that connected cars give automakers a direct path to the driver’s screen.

    Once a person purchases a vehicle it should be theirs, not shared access with Automakers and their partners.

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      1 day ago

      It hasn’t been that way for a long time. Every car since 2018 has some sort of black box in it that it records your driving behaviors, and that data gets sent to or sold to insurance companies who then use it to raise your premiums.

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        12 hours ago

        I think cunts who drive like cunts should pay more.
        However, the real reason why cars have black boxes is repeated fraudulent claims by US law firms on “sudden acceleration”.

        The last lawsuit ended because Toyota had black box data proving US drivers are shit and commonly hit the wrong pedal. Before that, they had to settle $1B to law firms.

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          8 hours ago

          Oh, I agree with that. People who drive like complete assholes should definitely have to pay higher insurance premiums, but the way that they get the data to determine who these people are is just a huge privacy concern for me.