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General Motors to pay $220M in multi-state data privacy lawsuit settlement

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General Motors has agreed to a $220 million settlement to resolve a multi-state data privacy lawsuit. The automaker was accused of selling customer driving data, collected through its OnStar Smart Driver program, to data brokers and insurance companies without explicit consent. This data included details on braking, speeding, and driving times, which were then used to increase insurance premiums. As part of the settlement, GM will implement stricter data collection limits, enhance privacy assessments, and provide additional dealership training. AI

IMPACT Highlights the increasing regulatory scrutiny and financial penalties associated with data privacy violations in the automotive sector.

RANK_REASON Settlement of a major multi-state lawsuit against a large corporation regarding data privacy practices. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.4]

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General Motors to pay $220M in multi-state data privacy lawsuit settlement

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Engadget TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] (Mariella Moon) ·

    General Motors agrees to pay $220 million to settle multi-state data privacy lawsuit

    GM has settled the Smart Driver program lawsuit brought by 35 attorneys general.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    GM to pay $220 million to resolve claims it sold driving habits data General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to settle claims that it illegally sold drive

    GM to pay $220 million to resolve claims it sold driving habits data General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to settle claims that it illegally sold driver and location information to data brokers, as reported earlier by Reuters. The agreement, which resolves a complaint fr…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/gm-data-privacy-attorneys-…

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