General Motors (GM) has agreed to pay $12.75M to resolve a California investigation into claims that it illegally sold the location and driving data of OnStar subscribers to brokers, Reuters’ David Shepardson reports. The settlement restricts GM’s use of consumer driving data compiled about subscribers to its OnStar service and a ban on such data being sold to brokers, and includes a five-year ban on sales of personal data.
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