So I'm guessing that its playing with fire to install a Chinese spycam control app?
So I'm guessing that its playing with fire to install a Chinese spycam control app?
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Weird. I am currently using the Intact app, and it isn't accessing anything like that. Nothing that I wouldn't expect it to.
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Originally posted by Mibz
Always a fucking awful experience seeing spikers. Extra awful when he laps me.
So this thread has prompted me to do a little investigating. I haven't hidden the fact that to date I'm not 100% sold on this idea, in fact I have my own file with Intact and I don't use the app (yet anyway). Maybe it's a little too much tinfoil hat on my end, or maybe it's the fact that I know I don't always behave behind the wheel (there's a time and a place for everything) but like it or not I see this kind of things becoming more & more common down the road. I contacted the person at Intact we deal with for this type of thing and here's the response I got to the OP:
Hey Bill,
Couple things here:
Yes, the app does need access to your ‘Physical Activity’ – this is how it is used to track your driving habits, like he says
The entire point of the app is to track driving habits, so there isn’t anything sneaky there, should be fairly transparent
Physical Activity is only tracked while in the app, it is not tracking your other physical activity in the background
As far as texting and driving, at this point the app can not monitor that
Right now, the app monitors rapid acceleration, hard braking and time of day driven
There has been discussion about expanding the metrics to include things like distracted driving, but at this point this is not part of the app
If it is included in the future, we will communicate this overtly
The app is highly regulated by the OSFI and Insurance Superintendent – we are not able to push through updates to track additional features without approval
Rest assured, Intact reputation is far too important to risk pushing through features that are not approved
He then goes on to chat about some other Intact stuff that isn't related to this conversation but I thought you guys might find their response interesting.
Cheers!
"Masked Bandit is a gateway drug for frugal spending." - Unknown303
So is there a discount for using the app? If not, it seems like this could only negatively effect a person.
I posted this in the auto insurance thread but will reiterate here that Bill was very transparent with his knowledge of Pembridge's app tracking which is what sold me on using it.
The Intact rep's answer aligns with what I know about the Pembridge's My_Bridge app as far as the 3 aspects tracked: acceleration, braking, and time of day.
I do not know how bad network connectivity impacts the app tracking but I've been using it for one month out of the 6 months period. App estimates that I'm looking at 22% savings.
It's another story for my wife though. She insists that she's a good driver but she stops way too late for my comfort In the other thread, another Beyond member echoes what some app users have been saying; that the app shows hard braking events where there is no braking involved and/or perceived hard braking.
TL;DR, yes, there is a discount and IIRC, Bill said that once the trial period of 6 months is over, the discount is applied to your policy indefinitely unless something anomalous occurs. Additionally, I received a 10% right out of the gate for signing up for the program.
Ultimately, I don't think insurance companies are in it for nefarious purposes. They all want good drivers that pay premiums and don't cost them money. No insurance companies want shitty drivers and liabilities that impact their bottom line.
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Ironically, after I installed the app, I've been more mindful of my habits/speed, but maybe it's also because winter is here.
I want them savings
This works out for me because by the time my 6 months is over, spring will be here and I won't need the app anymore.
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Are we talking the driver habits app... or the intact app to access your policies and pink cards? Or are they one in the same?
By default, the app runs in the background so it is tracking movement at all times but if it ends up tracking a trip where you're the passenger, you can check a box and it'll remove it from the analysis. You can also disable tracking within the app if you have an extended period of time where you're using other modes of transportation.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I had a quirky trip where it showed me taking a route with a destination that clearly wasn't mine and it also had a hard braking event, so I went in and checked it as "Not My Trip."
If you're using the app but your routine frequently has you in other vehicles, it's something you'll have to just be more mindful about.
No just "hanging out" by the squat rack anymore Mike. Intact now knows what we've known all along
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So many free apps available just sell your data that you agree to give them upon installing. I have to wonder if the app itself is half designed as revenue generation for that purpose, and other half for what the app advertises to actually do.
Google or Apple know all anyways. What is really private these days.
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I have not installed the app - but does it TELL YOU IN PLAIN ENGLISH that its doing this in the background?
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Yes it does. And there is even an icon in the top header on my Samsung S9 showing that it is active whenever I unlock it.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Originally posted by Mibz
Always a fucking awful experience seeing spikers. Extra awful when he laps me.
So, you just mark yourself down as a passenger for any "spirited" driving or if you are in a hurry, and enable the app when you're in rush hour or if there's traffic? That seems way too easy to manipulate but maybe I am missing something. Or just mark it as "not my trip" every single time it flags anything that would be viewed as negative if it provides that information to you before it is sent to the insurance company.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I don't really see a downside to the app if you get up to 20% savings and have complete control over the data.
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Right now in our office both Pembridge & Intact offer this. Pembridge gives 15% just for signing up and Intact is 10%. After the monitoring period (six months for Pembridge and nine for Intact) your results are locked in at anywhere from 0% to 25% and that discount is applied to year two and forward for as long as you have the policy.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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We've had all kinds of conversations on how to game the system and if you're truly vigilant for the entire monitoring period I think you could do quite well but I suspect after a few weeks I would just forget about it and end up with all kinds of weird shit on my results.
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As I understand it you can't view the results of a trip and then designate it as "not my trip".This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteThe statement Bill provided seems that there is no background data collection so id think you would have to open the app at minimum.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote