FTC hands GM a 5-year ban on selling sensitive driver info to data brokers

Summary: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with General Motors (GM) regarding the unauthorized sharing of sensitive geolocation data collected from OnStar customers. The settlement mandates GM to halt data sharing with third parties for five years and to obtain explicit consent from consumers before collecting their data. Additionally, GM must improve its privacy policies and provide consumers with clear options regarding data sharing.

Threat Actor: General Motors (GM) | General Motors
Victim: Consumers | OnStar customers

Keypoints :

• FTC settlement requires GM to stop sharing customer geolocation data with data brokers for five years.
• GM misled consumers about data collection practices and failed to obtain proper consent.
• The settlement includes provisions for consumers to delete their data and limit data collection.