GM to pay $220 million to resolve claims it sold driving habits data

First reported by The Verge at · Updated · 5 sources

General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to settle claims that it illegally sold driver and location information to data brokers, as reported earlier by Reuters. The agreement, which resolves a complaint from a coalition of 36 US attorneys general, requires GM to limit the driving data it collects and obtain "express consent" from

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The Verge GM to pay $220 million to resolve claims it sold driving habits data · Emma Roth
The Record GM settles with 36 states for selling driver data, agrees to $220 million fine and reforms
The Hill 35 states, DC reach $220M settlement with General Motors over driver data privacy · Ford McCracken
TechCrunch GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’ private data · Kirsten Korosec
Engadget General Motors agrees to pay $220 million to settle multi-state data privacy lawsuit · staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon)