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GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’ private data
General Motors will pay $220 million to 36 states to settle allegations that it illegally sold private driving behavior and location information to data brokers.
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General Motors will pay $220 million to 36 states to settle allegations that it illegally sold private driving behavior and location information to data brokers. As part of the settlement, GM must get drivers’ express consent before it collects or shares their driving and location data — terms that are in line with separate agreements it previously reached with California and the Federal Trade Commission.
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