A couple of weeks ago, Senior Editor Jacob Sullum
explained "How
GPS Tracking Threatens Privacy":
The case decided [by the Supreme Count] this week involved
Antoine Jones, a Washington, D.C., nightclub owner who was
convicted of cocaine trafficking in 2008 and sentenced to life in
prison based largely on information that investigators obtained by
surreptitiously attaching a GPS tracking device to his Jeep Grand
Cherokee. All nine justices agreed that a warrant was
constitutionally required for this surveillance.
But what about situations where
users give permission to slap a GPS on thier
cars to monitor their driving habits in exchange for
cheaper insurance?
Welcome to installment #4,762 of the Upsides
of Zero Privacy series.
The service would provide users with cheaper quotes, but prices
could be pushed up if driver logs show recklessness or dangerous
driving....
Drivers on the scheme will be given a TomTom PRO 3100 as part of
the package, and the device will include Active Driver Feedback and
LIVE Services to warn drivers when they were cornering too sharply
or braking too hard.
The TomTom will also have a LINK tracking unit fitted in their
vehicles, allowing driver behaviour and habits to be monitored.
This particular deal is taking place in the U.K., where group
profiling to set insurance prices—charging more for men than women,
for instance—is now
verboten. (Similar developments are underway in
the U.S.)
Via
BoingBoing
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