Patriots! In the future, you may be forced to have spyware watching you to be able to drive your car. Take action NOW!! This appears small, but it is not. This is an incremental change. A seller of car insurance, Erie Insurance, has some apparent relationship with Google and Apple Computer to collect and sell yet more data about citizens. The company is BRIBING customers with gift cards for DONUTS to put spyware on their phones to track their "driving habits." Of course, no one here would be dumb enough to do that. But sooner or later, if we let this go, ALL car insurance companies will REQUIRE drivers to put spyware on their phones to be able to have insurance and drive their cars. The program is called "YourTurn Rewards Program." It is not yet on their web site. The company seems to be hiding the program from public scrutiny. Instead, they have had their agents send out an email promoting the spyware. Here is what the email says: it's your turn to earn rewards YourTurn Be recognized for your safe driving skills with the YourTurn® Rewards Program offered by Erie Insurance. Every year, distracted driving causes thousands of deaths in the U.S. By measuring certain criteria like speeding, braking and phone usage, the YourTurn Program helps to make drivers of all ages more aware of their driving behaviors and identifies areas for improvement. Within the first 30 days of the program, users see an average reduction of these distractions. But that's not all—participants can earn rewards of up to $5 (adult drivers)3 or $10 (youthful drivers)3 in gift cards every two weeks for driving safely! How do I sign up? Contact your Agent today to learn more or to sign up for the YourTurn Program—it's free to participate. (Must have auto insurance through Erie Insurance to enroll.) Once enrolled, you'll receive an activation text on your mobile phone. Simply click the link and the YourTurn® App will guide you through installation and setup. Of course, all those "driving habits," and possibly location data, are being swooped up by Google and Apple, the ones who make the operating systems of the phones. We need to react to fuckery in the early stages, before it gets out of hand. To stop Erie Insurance, swamp them with calls (cover your caller ID). The email form doesn't look like it will work. Erie Insurance: (800) 458-0811 Tell them whatever you want, but I would recommend using the term "boycott." Maybe mention what happened to Goodyear when they started screwing with people... By the way, this does not seem to be a bad company. Just maybe having a stupid attack. Is anyone else seeing this happen with car insurance companies?