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GM’s $220M Payout Shows How Cars Can Secretly Sell Your Driving Data
The automaker must now obtain express consent before collecting or sharing driver data.
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General Motors agreed to pay $220 million to 35 states and the District of Columbia to settle a privacy lawsuit. The suit alleged that GM sold driver data collected through its Smart Driver program. Dealerships offered the program to drivers from 2016 to 2024. As part of the settlement, GM must now obtain express consent before collecting or sharing driver data. The payment and consent requirement aim to address the alleged misuse of personal driving information.
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