GM slapped with five-year FTC penalty in data-selling scandal

GM sold a service without proper disclosures and sold precise geolocation and driver behavior data without proper consent, ...
DBusiness

FTC Rules General Motors Sold Consumer Data Without Consent

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with General Motors Co. in Detroit and OnStar settling allegations that ...

FTC finalizes order preventing GM, OnStar from spying on drivers and selling their data to companies

"Never did I imagine it would be spying on us and sending information about driving habits," one woman told us.

The FTC’s data-sharing order against GM is finally settled

The order, first proposed a year ago, bans GM from collecting and then selling geolocation data to third parties, like data ...
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GM shares drop after FTC bans automaker from sharing consumers’ geolocation data

GM is now banned from disclosing consumers’ geolocation and driver behavior data to consumer reporting agencies for five ...
CBT News

FTC bans GM from selling driver data amid privacy violations

FTC finalizes an order barring GM from sharing driver data and imposing long-term consent and transparency rules for ...

GM's 5-year ban on collecting, sharing driver data formalized by feds

GM agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission last January over allegations it mined geolocation and driving ...

FTC Release: FTC Finalizes Order Settling Allegations that GM and OnStar Collected and Sold Geolocation Data Without Consumers' Informed Consent

The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order with General Motors and OnStar settling allegations that they collected, used, and sold consumers' precise geolocation data and driving behavior data ...
Law

Meta Latest Company to Be Hit With Geolocation Privacy Class Action

Meta was hit with a class action for allegedly collecting users' geolocation data without their consent. Both Amazon and Allstate were sued on similar claims in Washington, California and Illinois ...
Ars Technica

GM faces ban on selling driver data that can be used to raise insurance rates

General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar agreed to a settlement that prohibits them from sharing driver location and behavior data with third parties, the Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday.
Finextra

Geolocation Analytics: A Data Engineering Approach to Combat Fraud

In today's digital landscape, where transactions occur instantaneously, ensuring security has become a top priority for businesses. One innovative method gaining momentum in fraud detection is the use ...