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Corporate sneakiness. Government waste. Technology run amok. Outright scams. The Red Tape Chronicles is MSNBC.com's effort to unmask these 21st Century headaches and offer real solutions that save you time and money.

Bob Sullivan covers Internet scams and consumer fraud for MSNBC.com. He is the winner of multiple journalism awards for his coverage of online crime and author of Gotcha Capitalism: How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day and What You Can Do About It. and Your Evil Twin: Behind the Identity Theft Epidemic.

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Auto insurance dilemma: Privacy or discounts?

Posted: Thursday, November 27 2008 at 05:00 am CT by Bob Sullivan

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New gadgets that can be installed under the hood let insurance companies know much more about your driving habits. Discounts of up to 25 percent can follow. But privacy advocates say those who sign up have Big Brother riding in the passenger seat. Produced by NBC's Andrew Gross and Coleen Sanvido, with graphics by Patrick Longstreth.Watch the video.

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