"Data brokers serve a legitimate market function and should face the same privacy rules as the companies that collect data, not bans."

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General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to settle claims that it illegally sold driver and location information to data brokers, as reported earlier by Reuters. The agreement, which resolves a complaint from a coalition of 36 US attorneys general, requires GM to limit the driving data it collects and obtain "express consent" from…

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GM to pay $220 million to resolve claims it sold driving habits data

The Verge · Oct 29, 2026

GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’ private data

TechCrunch · Oct 29, 2026

GM to pay $220 million after selling customer Smart Driver data

Ars Technica · Oct 30, 2026

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