GM Agrees to $220 Million Driver-Data Settlement
Business · First reported 29 Oct, 20:40 · Updated 00:09
General Motors agreed to pay $220 million in a settlement over allegations that it sold drivers’ data. The agreement requires drivers’ express consent for certain data collection and sharing, and a third-party assessment of GM’s privacy compliance.
- GM agreed to pay $220 million to settle claims involving the collection or sale of drivers’ data.
- The settlement requires express consent for certain data collection or sharing; the TechCrunch account also reports a third-party assessment of GM’s privacy program.
- The TechCrunch account says the settlement resolves a lawsuit brought by attorneys general from 36 states; The Hill’s headline describes an agreement with 35 states and Washington, D.C.
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- Settlement amount
- $220 million (8f56c37e-a75e-4636-bc11-192589873a50; 4d583968-7869-4c4b-a013-f668c1643580)
- Parties described
- 36 states in TechCrunch; 35 states and Washington, D.C., in The Hill headline (8f56c37e-a75e-4636-bc11-192589873a50; 4d583968-7869-4c4b-a013-f668c1643580)
- Additional oversight
- A third party must assess GM’s privacy-program compliance, according to TechCrunch (8f56c37e-a75e-4636-bc11-192589873a50)
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