Blimey I am looking at performance parts for 2.5’s all the time though I have never bought any beyond a set of Magnarcor leads. Glad I am not with Hastings and will make sure I avoid them though I dare say all insurance companies are at it. Time to rethink my cyber security regarding saving passwords and cookies.
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As suggested elsewhere, give Duckduckgo a chance. I get an update of the blocked traces every 7 days. This week it currently stands at 7,786!!!
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As eluded to by MikeyC above, I’d be having a chat with the ICO about this. As there seem to be genuine privacy concerns and questions to cover here.
And just for wider context, what type of policy do you have with Hastings?
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I wouldn’t assume that by using Duck Duck Go you’re fine. Duck Duck Go might not track you, but near everyone else does and to actually get anything done you leave Duck Duck Go and visit a website. Sure, it’s one option if you don’t want your search history tracked but it’s only one piece of the puzzle.
The other (probably unpopular) thing I would say is that behaviour involving the (mis)use of your data is the reason that so many digital services are “free.” Generally if you’re getting a benefit from an app, a website, or other online service and not paying then you’re the product and the money is made from your data and/or advertising. I don’t agree with a lot of uses of our personal data, browsing patterns, and so on, but part of the reason it happens is that we all (me included) love free stuff.
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Duckduckgo stops tracking attempts by any app that requires access to the Internet. Here’s mine from today - pretty much any app I use has attempted to track me in one way or another.
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OK how? Is there now an installable component of DuckDuckGo? Last time I paid any attention to it it was just a search engine. A bit more detail on the difference would be useful as I doubt I’m the only person to assume it’s only a web based search engine and it seems to be a bit more than that now. Thanks.
I can’t claim to know how as I’m not overly technical with it all, but it’s an add on feature called app tracking protection. You just give it permission and it prevents tracking within apps that access the Internet.
It’s an option in the DuckDuckGo browser for android.
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No worries, I went and had a quick look. It seems as though DuckDuckGo has its own browser(s) (desktop and mobile) as well as browser extensions now. It didn’t originally - it started as just a search engine IIRC.
Who is the insurance company? Name them and I can avoid using them.
Stated in one reply above as Hastings.
Have you been searching for quotes with the new springs.
This happened to my mate recently, but he’s been on comparison sites looking to see what difference an induction kit would make.
His insurance company questioned him about such mods.
I’ve now found out that he’s with Insure Pink which is Hastings.
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Surely that can’t be legal
He had to submit photos to prove that he didn’t have an induction kit fitted.
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I wonder if one was bored, could they divisive any sorts of hooks to get them to ask for stuff, wasting their time
I won’t pretend i’m an expert, but i work in IT. Unless Hastings or your ISP has been surveiling you personally like you’re a terrorist on a watch list, they most likely did not get this info from your browsing history. It would be grossly illegal.
You sure someone in the garage fitting the springs didn’t say something? You sure you didn’t post something to social media about the springs? Lotta people in the UK being caught from tiktoks of their modified and undeclared cars with their reg in full view, and waking up to an email asking for pictures of the car.
We do certainly need a bit more info here. Some replies from the OP would be really helpful.
As has been said already, just because you’ve looked, or even purchased something, doesn’t mean it would necessarily be applied/fitted to the car you have insured with them.
You also need to be aware that you’ll need to declare this cancellation of insurance going forward, whenever you’re looking at renewals. A cancelled policy is a red flag to insurance providers and you may struggle to find a mainstream provider to cover you. You may also end up paying a lot more.
I’d also take a look over the Consumer Insurance Disclosure and Representations Act 2012, specifically Section 2.2.
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This just doesn’t sound right. How about posting a copy of the original email with identifying details hidden?
If this is correct it is really worrying how easy it is to miss we are signing away some areas of our on line activity privacy.
The section about preventing fraud may give them the green light to say that is what they were doing by identifying the possibility the car was being modified although I would expect a conversation before cancellation.
This is like Cold War surveillance tactics!
Unbelievable really.
One of those threads really that I try to stay out of as this point (even thought I’m commenting right lol), as the OP seems to have gone MIA, so if he’s maybe not interested in contributing anymore, why bother.