GM accepts FTC order to stop sharing driver data without consent
GM sold precise driver data collected through OnStar and a discontinued feature called Smart Driver. The information could have hiked insurance rates.
GM banned from selling your driving data for five years
General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar are banned from selling customer geolocation and driving behavior data for five years, the Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday. For example, one ...
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GM accepts FTC order to stop sharing driver data without consent
Although Smart Driver was created to promote safer driving behavior, we ended that program due to customer feedback,” GM said in a statement. “The FTC consent order includes new measures that ...
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GM's OnStar no longer to collect driving data
with its OnStar Smart Driver technology. Now the FTC has smacked GM with a settlement that we can live with. In March of 2024, the New York Times put together a bang-up exposé on GM's vehicle ...
GM banned from sharing driving and location data with insurance companies
The Federal Trade Commission alleges that GM and OnStar — GM’s subscription-based in-vehicle safety and security system — collected, used, and sold drivers’ precise geolocation data and driving ...
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FTC settlement bans GM from sharing driver location data for five years
A few users said GM vehicles tracked them even when they didn't activate the OnStar Smart Driver feature, which claimed to help users become better drivers by gamifying the experience. They may ...
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GM faces ban on selling driver data that can be used to raise insurance rates
The FTC said its complaint alleged that "GM used a misleading enrollment process to get consumers to sign up for its OnStar connected vehicle service and the OnStar Smart Driver feature." ...
FTC bans GM from sharing driving data to settle claims that the automaker sold data without consent
“GM monitored and sold people’s precise geolocation data and driver behavior information, sometimes as often as every three seconds,” said FTC Chair Lina Khan. “With this action, the FTC is ...
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GM banned from selling your driving data for five years
The order comes after GM was caught selling customer data to third-party data brokers and insurance companies — without consent. The order comes after GM was caught selling customer data to ...
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General Motors Barred From Selling Driver Data for 5 Years
The action addresses privacy concerns about GM's now-discontinued Smart Driver program, which allegedly collected and sold private data from millions of vehicles without properly notifying ...