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 ...
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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 ...
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In a First, FTC to Ban GM from Sharing Connected Vehicle Data
The Federal Trade Commission will bar the automaker from sharing customer geolocation and driver behavior with consumer reporting agencies for five years. The first such order, it will last 20 years, ...
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 ...
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Drug-fueled 100 mph police chase came to an end after OnStar disabled the suspect’s car
High-speed police chases can be incredibly dangerous for everyone on the road. Naturally, this is why many states around the ...
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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.
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FTC Hits GM With 5-Year Ban on Sharing Driver Data With Third Parties
The automaker was accused of collecting drivers' behavior data without their knowledge and providing it to third-party ...
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GM Banned from Selling Driver Data in FTC Settlement
GM banned for selling driver data for five years after misleading sign-ups and selling sensitive information, FTC claims.
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 ...
Your car knows a lot about you. The FTC wants to make sure GM and other carmakers don't take advantage.
The FTC alleged that the carmaker used a "misleading" enrollment process to sign up people for OnStar's connected-vehicle service and OnStar's now-discontinued Smart Driver feature, and that in some ...
GM Agrees to 5-Year Ban on Selling Drivers' Location Data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. automaker General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar agreed not to disclose sensitive vehicle ...
OnStar used to find vehicle used by suspects accused of killing 2 16-year-olds, police say
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Police used OnStar inside a vehicle to track down the two teens they say murdered two 16-year-olds in ...