Allstate Patents Physiological Data Collection

TigerPlish writes: Allstate has been granted patent no. US 20140080100 A1 for a "driving-behavior database that it said might be useful for health insurers, lenders, credit-rating agencies, marketers and potential employers." The program is just in the patent stage for now, but the company says: "the invention has the potential to evaluate drivers' physiological data, including heart rate, blood pressure and electrocardiogram signals, which could be recorded from steering wheel sensors." Imagine a world where you are denied employment or credit based on the information obtained from your car and sold by your insurer. What could possibly go wrong?

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it has already gone wrong

[turkeydance]

what could go wronger?

Re:first???

[russotto]

The same people who willingly install devices into their OBDII port that lets insurance companies monitor their driving habits.

Wait, you mean I was supposed to plug that thing into my real OBDII port and not the one I hacked together to provide readouts for my ultra-realistic "Desert Bus" remake?

Detected a possible crash in the next 6 seconds..

[slazzy]

Detected a possible crash in the next 6 seconds - your insurance has been cancelled. Have a great day.