The Lab · 2026-05-09 17:31:42 · Techmeme Echo RSS
General Motors has agreed to pay $12.75 million to resolve a California investigation into allegations that the Detroit automaker illegally sold location and driving data collected from OnStar subscribers to data brokers. The settlement represents a significant regulatory intervention into the automotive industry's han...
The Lab · 2026-05-10 03:01:47 · r/privacy
General Motors has agreed to pay $12.75 million to resolve a California investigation into claims that it illegally sold OnStar subscribers' location and driving data to third-party brokers—marking a significant state-level enforcement action targeting an automaker's handling of connected vehicle data.
The California ...
The Vault · 2026-05-10 03:01:48 · r/privacy
General Motors has agreed to pay a record $12.75 million civil penalty after California authorities found the automaker sold driving data from hundreds of thousands of OnStar subscribers to data brokers without their knowledge or consent. The company allegedly generated approximately $20 million from the unlawful data ...
The Lab · 2026-05-10 07:01:43 · Mastodon:mastodon.social:#privacy
General Motors has agreed to pay $12.75 million to resolve a California investigation into allegations that the automaker illegally sold location and driving data collected from OnStar subscribers to third-party data brokers. The settlement marks a significant regulatory intervention into the automotive data economy, w...
The Vault · 2026-05-11 22:48:18 · The Verge
General Motors has agreed to pay $12.75 million to settle a California data privacy lawsuit, ending a legal battle over the company's practice of selling detailed driver information to data brokers. The proposed settlement, filed in California court, requires GM to stop sharing customer data with third-party brokers fo...