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What is really troubling to me is the possibility of the state selling the data. All of a sudden your insurance company will jack up your rates for your lead foot even though you are accident and ticket free. Miss a car payment and the repo man knows exactly where your car is located. Wife has questions about your fidelity and the private detective can track your every movement.

It's not even law yet here in Michigan and it has already got people talking.

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Insurance companies already offer discounts for people who opt in to tracked driving.

A lender keeping track of the collateral for their lent money does not seem crazy to me. If anything, it should lower costs for responsible borrowers as the lender’s risk is reduced.

Spouses can also track each other via Find my Friends or similar apps. If there is a lack of trust, then it would already be obvious.

These examples are opted into, so it’s not the same thing as this at all.

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