‘I Just Found Out’: Man Buys Ford F-150. Then He Realizes It’s Snitching On Him To His Insurance “They collect all your driving data." For many drivers, dealing with insurance rates can feel like an unpredictable and unwinnable battle against unseen forces who may be watching their habits throughout the day. One Ford F150 owner on Facebook claims to have discovered one of the methods used to gather data about drivers, and wants to show you how to keep your info out of their hands. The clip from creator Matt Randolph, who goes by Mr Global online, goes into detail about past battles some automakers have had around the issue of individual driver data collection. Randolph doesn't share how he discovered that his driving habits were being shared, but he wasn't happy about it and wanted to let others know about the methods he used to disable the data-sharing capabilities on his truck. “They collect all your driving data, your habits and everything else, and share it with whoever, mainly your insurance company, so they can charge you more money,” Randolph said in the clip that's been viewed more than 1.3 million times. “If you have a vehicle that is or can be connected to Wi-Fi and you don't want them sharing your driver data, you might wanna check out how to turn that off.” Do Fords Tell On You To Your Insurance Company? In the video, he shifts the camera toward the center screen and begins tapping through the menus in real time, narrating as he goes. The process isn't buried behind anything that looks especially technical. A few selections in, Randolph arrives at a submenu tied to the trucks connecting features, which are the kind of place most drivers probably don't spend much time exploring after the initial
'I Just Found Out': Man Buys Ford F-150. Then He Realizes It's Snitching On Him To His Insurance
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