GM's 5-year ban on collecting, sharing driver data formalized by feds

GM agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission last January over allegations it mined geolocation and driving ...

FTC finalizes order preventing GM, OnStar from spying on drivers and selling their data to companies

"Never did I imagine it would be spying on us and sending information about driving habits," one woman told us.

FTC bans GM from selling your driving data, but not for long

FTC says GM sold location and driving data without clear consent. Order bars sharing with reporting agencies for full five years. Drivers can opt out and request old data about them be deleted.
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GM shares drop after FTC bans automaker from sharing consumers’ geolocation data

GM is now banned from disclosing consumers’ geolocation and driver behavior data to consumer reporting agencies for five ...
Forbes

Vehicles Are Collecting Data, And Customer Consent May Not Matter

Connected cars are the new normal, but they often fail to respect your privacy, and their options to “opt out” are very limited. If you have purchased a new vehicle within the last five years, then ...
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FTC bans GM from selling driver data amid privacy violations

FTC finalizes an order barring GM from sharing driver data and imposing long-term consent and transparency rules for ...
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GM Banned From Selling Driver Data, FTC Cites "Egregious Betrayal of Consumers' Trust"

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order that had GM and OnStar in the crosshairs for approximately one year; the ...
New Atlas

GM's OnStar no longer to collect driving data; banned by the FTC

General Motors – once a trusted symbol of American innovation – was outed last year for secretly collecting and selling drivers' detailed driving information without their consent, with its OnStar ...