GM to pay $220 million to settle allegations it violated consumers' privacy
The settlement requires new consent rules and privacy safeguards after investigators said 10 million drivers’ data was sold for insurance use.
- On Thursday, a 36-state coalition led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations it illegally sold private driver behavior and location data to third-party brokers and insurers.
- From 2016 to 2024, GM enrolled millions of motorists in its "Smart Driver" feature, pitching it as a safety tool while secretly selling detailed driving metrics to brokers under contracts earmarked specifically for insurance products.
- Dealership employees often enrolled customers without consent, and the OnStar app inaccurately told more than 370,000 drivers they were not tracked; insurers then used speeding and braking data to adjust premiums.
- The settlement requires GM to obtain affirmative consent before collecting future data and implement stricter privacy oversight; Illinois receives approximately $10.5 million and Michigan receives about $7.2 million.
- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel stated, "Drivers deserve to know what information about them is being collected," though a separate nationwide class-action lawsuit seeking cash damages remains active in court.
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GM agrees to $220 million driver-data settlement
General Motors will pay $220 million to settle a bipartisan coalition of 36 attorneys general’s allegations that it collected and sold drivers’ location and driving-behavior data to brokers, who passed it to insurers for use in setting premiums. The settlement requires GM to obtain consumers’ express consent before collecting or sharing such data; officials also alleged some drivers were enrolled without their knowledge. · 30 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
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Michigan to receive $7.2M in settlement with GM over allegations of selling driver data
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GM to pay $220 million to settle allegations it violated drivers' privacy
General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it illegally sold drivers' private behavior and location data to brokers, who then sold the information to insurers that used it to set and sometimes increase rates.
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