FTC cracks down on GM and OnStar for secretly selling drivers' location and behavior data
Every time you speed, slam the brakes or even drive late at night, General Motors has been tracking ... systems similar to GM ...
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FTC, Texas AG take action against surveillance, sale of drivers’ data
Biometric Update previously reported that cross-referenced anonymized disparate datasets can lead to de-anonymization and ...
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Lawsuits target use of driver data by insurers, automakers
Recent lawsuits allege driver data from embedded auto technology and mobile apps is being used unethically and illegally.
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Federal government orders GM to stop collecting, selling drivers’ data
The Federal Trade Commission says consumers didn’t know that General Motors was collecting data about their driving through ...
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 ...
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GM parks claims that driver location data was given to insurers, pushing up premiums
OnStar is GM's subscription-based, in-car communication service, sold to drivers for security, emergency services, navigation ...
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Your car knows a lot about you. The FTC wants to make sure GM and other carmakers don't take advantage.
FTC says it has taken its first-ever action related to connected-vehicle ... OnStar to include "precise" geolocation data that it gathered every three seconds for some users, the FTC said ...
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GM hit with data-sharing ban from FTC
The ban imposed on GM marks the FTC’s first action related to connected vehicle data, according to the competition watchdog.
Elon Musk Plans To Cut $120 Billion In Federal DEI Initiatives
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FTC cracks down on GM and OnStar for secretly selling drivers' location and behavior data
“Tracking ... offer systems similar to GM’s OnStar service. Subaru offers Starlink subscriptions that provide remote lock and unlock, roadside assistance, monthly vehicle health reports ...
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Tracking devices inside vehicles aid police operations
(KOLO) - Questions are growing about vehicle ... systems inside. They guided police in southern California to the vehicles and helped them make the arrests. Reno Police Department says LoJack and ...
America's Most Stolen Cars in 2024
TikTok’s viral #KiaChallenge continues driving car thefts, with the targeted models comprising more than half of the most stolen vehicles in 2023.