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Threat to Privacy Found in Auto Insurance ‘Pay As You Drive’ Programs

Yes, those “pay as you drive” programs used by insurance companies to record your driving habits sometimes can be used to accurately infer your destination — a long-time concern of privacy advocates. That’s what four University of Denver computer scientists …

Progressive Receives Fourth Patent Related to Usage-Based Insurance

Progressive Insurance has received a fourth patent for system technologies used with its optional Pay As You Drive insurance program, a usage-based form of car insurance. U.S. Patent No. 8,090,598 relates, in part, to producing a driver safety score based …