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  1. GM Faces $12.75M Penalty for Illicit Driver Data Sales

    General Motors has been hit with a record $12.75 million penalty for selling California drivers' data without their consent, despite promising to protect their privacy. This landmark case marks a major victory for data protection, with California's Attorney General Rob Bonta leading the charge.

    osintsights.com/gm-faces-1275m

    #CaliforniaConsumerPrivacyAct #DataMinimization #GeneralMotors #Onstar #SmartDriver

  2. #GeneralMotors agreed to pay $12.75 million to settle a California investigation into the sale of #drivingdata from #OnStar subscribers to data brokers. The settlement includes a five-year ban on selling personal data. The data included GPS locations, speeds, and driving behaviour, which was reportedly shared with insurers. reuters.com/sustainability/boa #tech #media #news

  3. #GeneralMotors agreed to pay $12.75 million to settle a California investigation into the sale of #drivingdata from #OnStar subscribers to data brokers. The settlement includes a five-year ban on selling personal data. The data included GPS locations, speeds, and driving behaviour, which was reportedly shared with insurers. reuters.com/sustainability/boa #tech #media #news

  4. #GeneralMotors agreed to pay $12.75 million to settle a California investigation into the sale of #drivingdata from #OnStar subscribers to data brokers. The settlement includes a five-year ban on selling personal data. The data included GPS locations, speeds, and driving behaviour, which was reportedly shared with insurers. reuters.com/sustainability/boa #tech #media #news

  5. #GeneralMotors agreed to pay $12.75 million to settle a California investigation into the sale of #drivingdata from #OnStar subscribers to data brokers. The settlement includes a five-year ban on selling personal data. The data included GPS locations, speeds, and driving behaviour, which was reportedly shared with insurers. reuters.com/sustainability/boa #tech #media #news

  6. #GeneralMotors agreed to pay $12.75 million to settle a California investigation into the sale of #drivingdata from #OnStar subscribers to data brokers. The settlement includes a five-year ban on selling personal data. The data included GPS locations, speeds, and driving behaviour, which was reportedly shared with insurers. reuters.com/sustainability/boa #tech #media #news

  7. #FTC bans #GM from selling drivers' #location data for five years
    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with #GeneralMotors and its subsidiary, #OnStar, settling charges that they collected and sold the location and driving data of millions of drivers without consent.
    bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

  8. #FTC bans #GM from selling drivers' #location data for five years
    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with #GeneralMotors and its subsidiary, #OnStar, settling charges that they collected and sold the location and driving data of millions of drivers without consent.
    bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

  9. bans from selling drivers' data for five years
    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with and its subsidiary, , settling charges that they collected and sold the location and driving data of millions of drivers without consent.
    bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

  10. #FTC bans #GM from selling drivers' #location data for five years
    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with #GeneralMotors and its subsidiary, #OnStar, settling charges that they collected and sold the location and driving data of millions of drivers without consent.
    bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

  11. #FTC bans #GM from selling drivers' #location data for five years
    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with #GeneralMotors and its subsidiary, #OnStar, settling charges that they collected and sold the location and driving data of millions of drivers without consent.
    bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

  12. According to my #OnStar diagnostic report for August, if I had been driving a #gasoline #vehicle instead of an #electricvehicle this month, I would have needed 97 gallons. Gas or #petrol costs $2.85/gal where I live, so it would have cost $276.45. Instead I charged up at home at a cost of $6/week. This is why #EVs are being attacked right now in the media. #electricvehicle #EVMastodon

  13. According to my #OnStar diagnostic report for August, if I had been driving a #gasoline #vehicle instead of an #electricvehicle this month, I would have needed 97 gallons. Gas or #petrol costs $2.85/gal where I live, so it would have cost $276.45. Instead I charged up at home at a cost of $6/week. This is why #EVs are being attacked right now in the media. #electricvehicle #EVMastodon

  14. According to my #OnStar diagnostic report for August, if I had been driving a #gasoline #vehicle instead of an #electricvehicle this month, I would have needed 97 gallons. Gas or #petrol costs $2.85/gal where I live, so it would have cost $276.45. Instead I charged up at home at a cost of $6/week. This is why #EVs are being attacked right now in the media. #electricvehicle #EVMastodon

  15. @lnxw37b2 The tech is real and included in systems like #OnStar. However I think only the #FBI has the power to use it.

    I found out about it cuz it was in a scene in #MrRobot so I looked it up!

    https://youtu.be/5w_V7bSjxtg
  16. @lnxw37b2 The tech is real and included in systems like #OnStar. However I think only the #FBI has the power to use it.

    I found out about it cuz it was in a scene in #MrRobot so I looked it up!

    https://youtu.be/5w_V7bSjxtg
  17. @lnxw37b2 The tech is real and included in systems like #OnStar. However I think only the #FBI has the power to use it.

    I found out about it cuz it was in a scene in #MrRobot so I looked it up!

    https://youtu.be/5w_V7bSjxtg
  18. "The Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement agreeing that General Motors and its subsidiary, OnStar, will be banned from selling geolocation and driver behavior data to credit agencies for five years. That’s good news for G.M. owners. Every car owner and driver deserves to be protected.

    Last year, a New York Times investigation highlighted how G.M. was sharing information with insurance companies without clear knowledge from the driver. This resulted in people’s insurance premiums increasing, sometimes without them realizing why that was happening. This data sharing problem was common amongst many carmakers, not just G.M., but figuring out what your car was sharing was often a Sisyphean task, somehow managing to be more complicated than trying to learn similar details about apps or websites."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/ftcs

    #USA #FTC #GM #OnStar #Privacy #LocationData #GeoLocation #DataProtection

  19. "The Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement agreeing that General Motors and its subsidiary, OnStar, will be banned from selling geolocation and driver behavior data to credit agencies for five years. That’s good news for G.M. owners. Every car owner and driver deserves to be protected.

    Last year, a New York Times investigation highlighted how G.M. was sharing information with insurance companies without clear knowledge from the driver. This resulted in people’s insurance premiums increasing, sometimes without them realizing why that was happening. This data sharing problem was common amongst many carmakers, not just G.M., but figuring out what your car was sharing was often a Sisyphean task, somehow managing to be more complicated than trying to learn similar details about apps or websites."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/ftcs

    #USA #FTC #GM #OnStar #Privacy #LocationData #GeoLocation #DataProtection

  20. "The Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement agreeing that General Motors and its subsidiary, OnStar, will be banned from selling geolocation and driver behavior data to credit agencies for five years. That’s good news for G.M. owners. Every car owner and driver deserves to be protected.

    Last year, a New York Times investigation highlighted how G.M. was sharing information with insurance companies without clear knowledge from the driver. This resulted in people’s insurance premiums increasing, sometimes without them realizing why that was happening. This data sharing problem was common amongst many carmakers, not just G.M., but figuring out what your car was sharing was often a Sisyphean task, somehow managing to be more complicated than trying to learn similar details about apps or websites."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/ftcs

    #USA #FTC #GM #OnStar #Privacy #LocationData #GeoLocation #DataProtection

  21. "The Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement agreeing that General Motors and its subsidiary, OnStar, will be banned from selling geolocation and driver behavior data to credit agencies for five years. That’s good news for G.M. owners. Every car owner and driver deserves to be protected.

    Last year, a New York Times investigation highlighted how G.M. was sharing information with insurance companies without clear knowledge from the driver. This resulted in people’s insurance premiums increasing, sometimes without them realizing why that was happening. This data sharing problem was common amongst many carmakers, not just G.M., but figuring out what your car was sharing was often a Sisyphean task, somehow managing to be more complicated than trying to learn similar details about apps or websites."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/ftcs

    #USA #FTC #GM #OnStar #Privacy #LocationData #GeoLocation #DataProtection

  22. "The Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement agreeing that General Motors and its subsidiary, OnStar, will be banned from selling geolocation and driver behavior data to credit agencies for five years. That’s good news for G.M. owners. Every car owner and driver deserves to be protected.

    Last year, a New York Times investigation highlighted how G.M. was sharing information with insurance companies without clear knowledge from the driver. This resulted in people’s insurance premiums increasing, sometimes without them realizing why that was happening. This data sharing problem was common amongst many carmakers, not just G.M., but figuring out what your car was sharing was often a Sisyphean task, somehow managing to be more complicated than trying to learn similar details about apps or websites."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/ftcs

    #USA #FTC #GM #OnStar #Privacy #LocationData #GeoLocation #DataProtection

  23. #Texas AG sues #GM for fraud, selling #OnStar customer data to insurers using it to screw drivers. The AG's filing includes receipts. Asks judge to award $10k per violation, plus $250K for 65+ y/o seniors. (billions) It's having them turn it off, and stop the abuse that will hurt GM the most.

    #Austin's #Tesla next, please.

    Kudos to AG consumer protection attorneys Bridegan, Nordstrom, Lee, and Baasch for protecting #privacy.

    texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites

  24. #Texas AG sues #GM for fraud, selling #OnStar customer data to insurers using it to screw drivers. The AG's filing includes receipts. Asks judge to award $10k per violation, plus $250K for 65+ y/o seniors. (billions) It's having them turn it off, and stop the abuse that will hurt GM the most.

    #Austin's #Tesla next, please.

    Kudos to AG consumer protection attorneys Bridegan, Nordstrom, Lee, and Baasch for protecting #privacy.

    texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites

  25. #Texas AG sues #GM for fraud, selling #OnStar customer data to insurers using it to screw drivers. The AG's filing includes receipts. Asks judge to award $10k per violation, plus $250K for 65+ y/o seniors. (billions) It's having them turn it off, and stop the abuse that will hurt GM the most.

    #Austin's #Tesla next, please.

    Kudos to AG consumer protection attorneys Bridegan, Nordstrom, Lee, and Baasch for protecting #privacy.

    texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites

  26. #Texas AG sues #GM for fraud, selling #OnStar customer data to insurers using it to screw drivers. The AG's filing includes receipts. Asks judge to award $10k per violation, plus $250K for 65+ y/o seniors. (billions) It's having them turn it off, and stop the abuse that will hurt GM the most.

    #Austin's #Tesla next, please.

    Kudos to AG consumer protection attorneys Bridegan, Nordstrom, Lee, and Baasch for protecting #privacy.

    texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites

  27. #Texas AG sues #GM for fraud, selling #OnStar customer data to insurers using it to screw drivers. The AG's filing includes receipts. Asks judge to award $10k per violation, plus $250K for 65+ y/o seniors. (billions) It's having them turn it off, and stop the abuse that will hurt GM the most.

    #Austin's #Tesla next, please.

    Kudos to AG consumer protection attorneys Bridegan, Nordstrom, Lee, and Baasch for protecting #privacy.

    texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites

  28. "I called our dealership, a franchise of General Motors, & talked to the salesman who had sold us the car. He confirmed that he had enrolled us for #OnStar, noting that his pay is docked if he fails to do so." nytimes.com/2024/04/23/technol

  29. "I called our dealership, a franchise of General Motors, & talked to the salesman who had sold us the car. He confirmed that he had enrolled us for #OnStar, noting that his pay is docked if he fails to do so." nytimes.com/2024/04/23/technol

  30. "I called our dealership, a franchise of General Motors, & talked to the salesman who had sold us the car. He confirmed that he had enrolled us for #OnStar, noting that his pay is docked if he fails to do so." nytimes.com/2024/04/23/technol

  31. "I called our dealership, a franchise of General Motors, & talked to the salesman who had sold us the car. He confirmed that he had enrolled us for #OnStar, noting that his pay is docked if he fails to do so." nytimes.com/2024/04/23/technol

  32. "I called our dealership, a franchise of General Motors, & talked to the salesman who had sold us the car. He confirmed that he had enrolled us for #OnStar, noting that his pay is docked if he fails to do so." nytimes.com/2024/04/23/technol

  33. Ummm… #Honda? Is this the same #OnStar that sells driving history to Lexie/Nexis?

    No thanks!!! 🤬

  34. Ummm… #Honda? Is this the same #OnStar that sells driving history to Lexie/Nexis?

    No thanks!!! 🤬

  35. Ummm… #Honda? Is this the same #OnStar that sells driving history to Lexie/Nexis?

    No thanks!!! 🤬

  36. Ummm… #Honda? Is this the same #OnStar that sells driving history to Lexie/Nexis?

    No thanks!!! 🤬

  37. Ummm… #Honda? Is this the same #OnStar that sells driving history to Lexie/Nexis?

    No thanks!!! 🤬

  38. How #GM Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On
    This #privacy reporter and her husband bought a #Chevrolet Bolt in December. Two risk-profiling companies had been getting detailed data about their driving ever since
    #GeneralMotors has been selling data about the driving behavior of millions of people to #insurance companies through GM's #OnStar services plan and Smart Driver program, leading to higher premiums for some drivers, according to a recent investigation.
    nytimes.com/2024/04/23/technol

  39. How #GM Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On
    This #privacy reporter and her husband bought a #Chevrolet Bolt in December. Two risk-profiling companies had been getting detailed data about their driving ever since
    #GeneralMotors has been selling data about the driving behavior of millions of people to #insurance companies through GM's #OnStar services plan and Smart Driver program, leading to higher premiums for some drivers, according to a recent investigation.
    nytimes.com/2024/04/23/technol

  40. How Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On
    This reporter and her husband bought a Bolt in December. Two risk-profiling companies had been getting detailed data about their driving ever since
    has been selling data about the driving behavior of millions of people to companies through GM's services plan and Smart Driver program, leading to higher premiums for some drivers, according to a recent investigation.
    nytimes.com/2024/04/23/technol

  41. How #GM Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On
    This #privacy reporter and her husband bought a #Chevrolet Bolt in December. Two risk-profiling companies had been getting detailed data about their driving ever since
    #GeneralMotors has been selling data about the driving behavior of millions of people to #insurance companies through GM's #OnStar services plan and Smart Driver program, leading to higher premiums for some drivers, according to a recent investigation.
    nytimes.com/2024/04/23/technol

  42. How #GM Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On
    This #privacy reporter and her husband bought a #Chevrolet Bolt in December. Two risk-profiling companies had been getting detailed data about their driving ever since
    #GeneralMotors has been selling data about the driving behavior of millions of people to #insurance companies through GM's #OnStar services plan and Smart Driver program, leading to higher premiums for some drivers, according to a recent investigation.
    nytimes.com/2024/04/23/technol