Many modern cars have the ability to track usage data, and General Motors was recently caught selling that data to oher companies. Now the US has ordered GM to stop that.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of the US has barred General Motors (GM) from selling sensitive driver data to consumer reporting agencies for the next five years. The decision comes after a lengthy investigation sparked by a
New York Times report revealing that the automaker was
secretly collecting and selling detailed information about drivers' behavior, including location data and instances of speeding, hard braking, and late-night driving, to data brokers. This data was subsequently used to generate risk profiles for insurance companies, leading to increased insurance premiums for some drivers.
