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Old 03-12-2024, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Marine1974 View Post
I installed a free app from my insurance company USAA that tracks my driving . I get a 10 % discount due to the driving score
I receive.
Don’t see or have a problem if any auto maker wants to do the same
thing . .
Not a problem if you are provided a choice and the ability to opt out. I believe one of the main points of the article was that the data was being collected and forwarded without informing the user.

I would absolutely argue that three confusing sentences buried in a fifteen page EULA is not "informing the user."
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