Privacy advocates resign over facial recognition plans

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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/health/ct-allstate-patent-data-0618-biz-20150618-story.html

Attention tailgaters: Someday a bank or a potential employer
considering your loan or your job application might become privy to
your tendencies for aggressive driving.

Northbrook-based Allstate, which last month floated the idea of one
day selling the information it collects from policyholders' connected
cars, was issued a patent earlier this month for a driving-behavior
database that it said might be useful for health insurers, lenders,
credit-rating agencies, marketers and potential employers.

Allstate's patent also said the invention has the potential to
evaluate drivers' physiological data, including heart rate, blood
pressure and electrocardiogram signals, which could be recorded from
steering wheel sensors.

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/06/22/controversial-gchq-unit-domestic-law-enforcement-propaganda/

Throughout this report, JTRIG’s heavy reliance on its use of
behavioral science research (such as psychology) is emphasized as
critical to its operations. That includes detailed discussions of how
to foster “obedience” and “conformity”:...