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Surveillance creep. GM collected data.

Sep 26, 2018 4:48PM PDT

"GM Collected Radio-Listening Data on 90,000 Cars

GM said at an advertising conference recently that they monitored the radio station choices of drivers and passengers in 90,000 cars for months late last year. All in the name of marketing insights."

GM claims it was "OPT IN" but we often find out folk are all opted in and rarely see any opt in button.

More at https://jalopnik.com/gm-collected-radio-listening-data-on-90-000-cars-1829345634

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I rarely turn it on anymore
Sep 26, 2018 5:07PM PDT

and premium sound systems don't interest me one bit. I wish there was a way to avoid having to listen to 5k watts if thumping bass at traffic lights too. GM wouldn't get anything of value from monitoring me.

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Yup
Sep 26, 2018 8:26PM PDT

I have not turned my car radio on in years.

There is enough noise pollution going on all around me I don't need that extra.

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I'm with State Farm, and happy with them.
Sep 26, 2018 8:57PM PDT

Couple of years ago I mentioned rate creep, indulged in by some companies. My agent said SF doesn't do it.
In the course of the conversation he said he was told during his training that SF has more "big data" on citizens than any group except the US Government. All for marketing, I'm sure.

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My last big data conversation
Sep 27, 2018 9:12AM PDT

Had the telephone companies with the most. (outside of governments or NSA.)

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Good call, although his training may have
Sep 27, 2018 5:04PM PDT

come before they exploded and then merged.