GM agrees $220m settlement over driver data privacy allegations
General Motors has agreed to a $220 million settlement to resolve allegations that it mishandled driver data privacy. The deal marks one of the larger automotive data privacy settlements on record.
Why this matters: Cars are now data collection machines, and most drivers have no real idea what is being recorded or where it goes. GM's settlement suggests the company collected or shared driver data in ways it should not have. Two hundred and twenty million dollars sounds like a lot until you remember how many cars GM sells. The real cost is to the people whose driving behavior, location, or personal details ended up somewhere they never agreed to. Automakers need to be held to the same privacy standard as apps and platforms, because modern vehicles are effectively both.
Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · Compliance · General readers · Policy
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