US EditionIndiana AG says OnStar, GM sold customers' driving data without consent; led to higher insurance rates
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Indiana AG says OnStar, GM sold customers' driving data without consent; led to higher insurance rates
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita says General Motors deceived customers by misrepresenting OnStar services as a safety and convenience feature but then went behind customers' backs to sell their driving data for a profit. This data ended up being used by brokers to create "risk profiles" and "driving scores," according to the attorney general, which were ultimately sold to insurers who used the data to jack up insurance rates …
Indiana AG Says GM Deceived People About OnStar
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is accusing General Motors of deceiving Hoosiers about OnStar data use. Rokita says the automaker “turned a supposed safety feature into a way to make money, profiting off Indiana drivers without their knowledge.” He says GM and OnStar secretly collected and sold drivers’ personal data to third parties. GM halted its Smart Driver program last year under a settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission.
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