Dr. Steven Novella

You could say, yes, collect data on how safe I'm driving so you could lower my rates, right?

Only a third of the time does that actually result in your rates becoming lower.

A third of the time it goes up, and then a third of the time it doesn't change.

So it's a net zero.

Yeah, so you're just as likely for them to say, oh, you're actually not a good driver.

So people like you who think, yeah, go ahead, collect data on me.

I'm a good driver.

It'll lower my rates.

Screw those other people.

Half the time, just as often, your rates go up.

The other reason why you're so vulnerable to cars, one, they're getting GPS data.

They're getting all this biometric data on you.

They're getting facial recognition data.

They know what mood you're in, what you're paying attention to.

They know every place you have been.

They don't see you picking your nose, do they?

In my new car, you can sync your phone to the car's computer.

And I'm like, this is great, right?

So now I get all my apps.

It loads up all my apps.