FTC, General Motors

Your car knows a lot about you. The FTC wants to make sure GM and other carmakers don’t take advantage.
U.S. regulators took aim at General Motors and its OnStar unit late Thursday, saying that they had taken their first-ever action related to connected-vehicle data.
FTC bans General Motors from selling driving data without permission, adding to case for CarPlay 2
The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against General Motors and OnStar for selling location and driving data from
General Motors Barred From Selling Driver Data for 5 Years
General Motors and subsidiary OnStar will be banned for five years from sharing drivers' precise geolocation and driving behavior data with consumer reporting agencies, under a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission, the FTC said in a release Thursday.
FTC curbs GM’s data sales blamed for insurance rate increases
General Motors – once a trusted symbol of American innovation – was outed last year for secretly collecting and selling drivers' detailed driving information without their consent, with its OnStar Smart Driver technology.
GM Settles FTC Case on Driver Data Misuse
General Motors and OnStar have agreed not to share consumers' geolocation and driver data with reporting agencies for five years. The FTC alleged misuse of data without proper consent. GM ended its Smart Driver program and must adhere to new consent guidelines.
Caught secretly selling car owners’ driving data, General Motors slapped with a hefty ban by Lina Khan’s FTC
The U.S. carmaker had been harvesting drivers' data that was of particular value for insurers keen on better assessing the risk posed by policyholders.
GM banned from selling your driving data for five years
The order comes after GM was caught selling customer data to third-party data brokers and insurance companies — without consent.
FTC Bans GM from Selling Driver Data in Landmark Privacy Settlement
FTC orders GM to stop selling driver data for five years after investigation reveals systematic privacy violations affecting millions of OnStar users.
Feds Ban General Motors from Selling Your Data
General Motors also ended its relationships with LexisNexis and Verisk last year. In September, it consolidated many of its privacy policies into a single, simpler document. Accor
FTC bans General Motors data sharing, says it sold driver information to third party
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleged General Motors (NYSE:GM) and its subsidiary OnStar over unauthorized sharing of driver data with third parties. The U.S. automaker has agreed to a five-year ban on such driver's data.
FTC orders GM to stop collecting and selling driver’s data
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced action against General Motors (GM) and its subsidiary, OnStar, for unlawful ...
GM accepts FTC order to stop sharing driver data without consent
GM sold precise driver data collected through OnStar and a discontinued feature called Smart Driver. The information could ...
FTC bans GM from sharing driving data to settle claims that the automaker sold data without consent
General Motors will be banned for five years from disclosing data that it collects from drivers to consumer reporting ...
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GM reaches settlement with FTC on driver privacy practices
This agreement stems from allegations that the auto giant collected and sold data from millions of vehicles without clear ...
FTC to ban GM from sharing connected vehicle data with consumer reporting agencies
“GM monitored and sold people’s precise geolocation data and driver behavior information, sometimes as often as every three ...
GM banned from sharing driving and location data with insurance companies
The Federal Trade Commission alleges that GM and OnStar — GM’s subscription-based in-vehicle safety and security system — ...
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General Motors, OnStar sold consumer data without consent
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against General Motors (GM) and its subsidiary OnStar for allegedly ...
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FTC Cracks Down on GM, OnStar Over Data Privacy Violations
This action marks the FTC’s first case involving connected vehicle data.