General Motors settles lawsuit over selling customer driving data

General Motors will pay $12.75 million in a California privacy settlement over customer driving data.

State prosecutors said GM shared or sold drivers’ names, contact details, location data, and driving behavior to data brokers.

GM will stop selling such data to consumer reporting agencies for five years and delete current data within 180 days unless allowed.

The case highlights rising scrutiny of connected-car data practices and limits how automakers can monetize driver information.