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

submitted 8 months ago by downpunxx@fedia.io to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] argueswithidiots@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

To my knowledge, this opts you out of having your data sold for marketing purposes, under whichever nebulous definition they choose for marketing. LN will still have your data and collect it, but they would be unable to sell it for marketing purposes. I am just beginning my journey to opt out of everything I can, especially in light of recent news about automakers selling your driving habits to insurance companies.

I've been radicalized, it seems.