GM banned from sharing driving and location data with insurance companies | TechCrunch
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"GM monitored and sold people's precise geolocation data and driver behavior information, sometimes as often as every three seconds," FTC Chair Lina M. Khan said in a statement.
"Some users reported being unaware that they signed up for Onstar's Smart Driver feature, which promised to use driving data to help drivers improve their vehicle's performance and encourage safer driving."
"This is the latest issue to beset the carmaking giant in recent weeks. Last month, GM pulled the plug on funding its autonomous vehicle unit Cruise, a company into which GM has invested more than $10 billion."
"The potential misuse of customers' data goes beyond increased insurance premiums. A person's geolocation data can reveal the most intimate details of a person's life, including where they..."
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