General Motors has settled a lawsuit from 35 state attorneys general and Washington, D.C. over its OnStar Smart Driver program, agreeing to pay $220 million. Investigators found GM tracked driving behavior like speeding and hard braking from millions of customers between 2016 and 2024 and sold that data to brokers for insurance purposes, often without clear consent, and sometimes continued selling data on drivers it had mistakenly told were unenrolled. As part of the settlement, GM must limit data collection, undergo privacy audits, and add dealership training.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-30
General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to settle claims from attorneys general in 36 states that it sold drivers' location and driving-behavior data to brokers without proper consent. The settlement requires GM to obtain explicit consent before collecting or sharing such data and to undergo third-party audits of its privacy compliance. The case centers on GM's now-discontinued Smart Driver program, which tracked driving habits and fed data to brokers like LexisNexis and Verisk, who then sold it to insurers.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-29
General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to settle claims from a coalition of 36 state attorneys general that it illegally sold driving and location data to brokers. The data, gathered through GM's now-discontinued Smart Driver program, allegedly reached insurers who used it to raise some customers' premiums, and states say drivers weren't properly informed they were enrolled. GM must now limit data collection and get explicit consent from drivers going forward.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-29
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