Bankrate: Telematics insurance facing new heat over privacy concerns

There’s just one problem, says Kara Williams, law fellow at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC): most of these state-penned data privacy laws don’t amount to much. In a recent review of all 19 laws conducted by Williams and her EPIC colleagues, most received “D” or “F” grades. 

The problem with those privacy policies, she says, is that they leave consumers with limited control over their data: “You essentially have to accept the terms or not do the thing you’re trying to do.” In this case, that means choosing between signing away control over personal data or giving up on what may be the biggest discount opportunity available. 

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