General Motors must obtain explicit consent from drivers before collecting or sharing their driving and location data.

General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to settle a 35-state, one-province lawsuit that claimed the automaker sold driver data to insurance companies who then jacked up the rates for drivers who sped, hit the brakes hard, and drove late at night. Going forward, GM is also required to limit the driving data it collects. @Engadget has more: https://flip.it/A6V7Yn #Tech #Technology #Data

TL;DR: GM has agreed to a $220 million settlement, requiring the company to obtain drivers' explicit consent before collecting or sharing their driving and location data. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/29/gm-reaches-220m-settlement-over-selling-drivers-private-data/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum