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Updated · The Guardian · May 8
General Motors agrees $12.75m settlement over illegal sale of Californians' driving data
Updated
Updated · The Guardian · May 8

General Motors agrees $12.75m settlement over illegal sale of Californians' driving data

7 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 8
  • California Attorney General Rob Bonta said GM sold hundreds of thousands of drivers' data from 2020 to 2024 to Verisk Analytics and LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
  • The proposed settlement imposes civil penalties, restricts GM's use of consumer driving data and bars sales to data brokers for five years, subject to court approval.
  • Investigators said GM used OnStar to collect names, contact details, geolocation and driving behaviour, earning about $20m amid wider scrutiny of automakers' data-sharing practices.
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