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General Motors Data Theft
General Motors, along with other automakers, collect vast amounts of data from modern vehicles. This data includes locations, trip start and stop times, and granular driving behavior.[1] This data is then often shared with law enforcement without a warrant[2] or sold to third-party data brokers[3] - which has been alleged to have been re-sold to insurance companies, resulting in raised insurance premiums.[1][4]
This article is specifically about the business practices of General Motors and how these practices harm consumers.
Background[edit | edit source]
NY Times story about a driver finding out how car manufacturers are collecting data from your car and selling it to insurance companies - resulting in higher premiums. [1]
Letter from Senators Wyden (D-OR) and Markey (D-MA). This letter requests that the FTC investigate auto manufacturers for deceiving customers, by turning over driving data without a warrant. [2]
Letter from Senators Wyden (D-OR) and Markey (D-MA). This letter urges the FTC to investigate automakers' disclosure of driving data to data brokers. [3]
Filing by the Texas Attorney General in the 457th Judicial District Court in Montgomery County, Texas, for violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices - Consumer Protection Act (DTPA) and Texas Business and Commerce Code sections 17.41-17.63. [4]
Data Theft[edit | edit source]
In the court filing beginning on Page 8[4], the State alleges that GM unilaterally collected customer data and, unbeknownst to those customers, penalized their "bad" driving behavior.
See Also[edit | edit source]
- Automotive data privacy
- Vehicle telematics
- Connected car security
- Volkswagen Car Location Data Exposure Incident
References[edit | edit source]
- â 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hill, Kashmir. "Automakers Are Sharing Consumers' Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies." The New York Times, March 11, 2024.
- â 2.0 2.1 Senator Wyden, Ron and Senator Edward J. Markey. Request that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate several automobile manufacturers [...]. Received by Honorable Lina M. Kahn, Federal Trade Commission. April 30, 2024.
- â 3.0 3.1 Senator Wyden, Ron and Senator Edward J. Markey. Urg[ing] the [...] (FTC) to investigate automakersâ disclosure of [...] driving data to data brokers. Received by Honorable Lina M. Kahn, Federal Trade Commission. July 26, 2024.
- â 4.0 4.1 4.2 457th Judicial District Court, Montgomery County, Texas. State of Texas v. General Motors LLC and OnStar LLC, 24-08-12392. texasattorneygeneral.gov, 2024.
