The Tracks of My Gears

“Life360, is popular with parents who want to keep track of their families. MyRadar offers weather forecasts. GasBuddy can help you find cheap fuel on a road trip.” But all these apps (and many others) are doing something else in the background. Assessing your driving. “Those insights are provided by Arity, a data broker founded by Allstate. Arity uses the data to create driving scores for tens of millions of people, and then markets the scores to auto insurance companies.” Kashmir Hill continues her interesting examination of how backseat connivers are tracking your driving, whether you know it or not. NYT (Gift Article): Your Driving, Tracked.