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Florida Man Sues G.M. and LexisNexis Over Sale of His Cadillac Data (archive.ph)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Romeo Chicco’s auto insurance rate doubled because of information about his speeding, braking and acceleration, according to his complaint.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That can be true and it can also be true that accident rates, individual driver history, carjacking rates, weather patterns, and a long list of other things goes into the final number.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah any arbitrary thing they decide makes them more money, they will include, which is a problem.