Linked by David Adams on Wed 19th Mar 2008 10:41 UTC
The technologies we rely on, both new and old, are now very effective tools that both governments and private firms are using to gather, analyze, store, and sell information about our private lives, habits, purchases, whereabouts, and even thoughts and beliefs. But some of this invasion of privacy pays a welcome dividend in convenience and power in our own lives. Where do we draw the line, and how can we use this potentially-invasive technology for our benefit, without sacrificing our private lives to commerce?
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1997-10-01
Perhaps I was unclear in the point I was trying to make. I mean that every mile/hour driven is more opportunity for a driver to be in an accident (be hit by a careless driver, or fall victim to a road hazard, for example). Experienced drivers will of course have less likelihood for an accident, but people who only drive for 30 minutes per week are less likely to be in an accident than people who commute 2 hours per day. Currently, insurance companies must ask prospective clients how much they drive, and have to way to verify.