> It looks like the shared data at least tries to be anonymous
One of the main points of the article is that insurance companies are using the data to raise drivers' rates. How can they do that if the data is anonymous?
One of the main points of the article is that insurance companies are using the data to raise drivers' rates. How can they do that if the data is anonymous?
Then the insurance company grabs the vehicle registration number when you ask for a quote and looks up the VIN on their side based on a security database to prevent resale of stolen cars or similar.
Anonymous data becomes identifiable data...
That's hardly anonymized data! It's more obscured.