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Insurers Want Your Vehicles Black-Box Data
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Insurance companies would be barred from using data from vehicles' "black boxes" to set drivers' rates, under legislation that won final approval Monday in the North Dakota Legislature.
The bill is aimed at computer chips that record a car's speed, braking and steering efficiency, and whether the driver was wearing a seat belt.
The chips are common in newer vehicles and typically store information that can be used to investigate an accident.
"If you were in a car accident, and if this information had been downloaded . . . the insurance companies could not use this information for the purpose of rate assessment after the accident," said State Rep. RaeAnn Kelsch, a Republican.
The State House approved the measure 87-3 Monday.
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Hmmm...I'm actually a bit torn on this one. On one hand we have the "Big Brother" argument. I mean, for damn sure I don't like the idea of someone being able to "watch over my shoulder" 100% of the time. Yet, on the other hand, I am a very good driver, and I'm sure that a black-box would reflect that fact, thereby lowering my insurance rates. Right?
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