{"id":750754,"date":"2026-11-01T03:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T00:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gm-will-pay-220m-to-settle-claims-it-sold-drivers-smart-driver-data\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T03:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T00:30:41","slug":"gm-will-pay-220m-to-settle-claims-it-sold-drivers-smart-driver-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gm-will-pay-220m-to-settle-claims-it-sold-drivers-smart-driver-data\/","title":{"rendered":"GM will pay $220m to settle claims it sold drivers\u2019 Smart Driver data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aecb08d33317\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aecb08d33317\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gm-will-pay-220m-to-settle-claims-it-sold-drivers-smart-driver-data\/#What_the_states_say_GM_did\" >What the states say GM did<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gm-will-pay-220m-to-settle-claims-it-sold-drivers-smart-driver-data\/#Dealers_bonuses_and_a_glitch\" >Dealers, bonuses and a glitch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gm-will-pay-220m-to-settle-claims-it-sold-drivers-smart-driver-data\/#From_a_newspaper_story_to_a_settlement\" >From a newspaper story to a settlement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.thenextweb.com\/2026\/10\/general-motors-headquarters-shelf-logo-model-car.avif\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Motors will pay $220m to 35 US states and the District of Columbia over drivers\u2019 data. The states said GM sold it to data brokers, who sold it on to insurance companies. GM must now get drivers\u2019 express consent before it collects or shares their driving and location data.<\/p>\n<p>Washington\u2019s attorney general, Nick Brown, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atg.wa.gov\/news\/news-releases\/gm-pay-220m-sharing-drivers-private-data-case-co-led-washington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">announced the settlement<\/a> on Thursday. Washington and Oregon led the coalition of 36 attorneys general. Oregon\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.doj.state.or.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-10-28-GM-Complaint-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">complaint<\/a> against GM and its OnStar unit is dated the day before. The settlement resolves the states\u2019 claims. Washington will receive $12.3m and New York about $12.1m.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPeople bought a car, not a tracking device,\u201d Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_states_say_GM_did\"><\/span>What the states say GM did<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>GM launched Smart Driver in 2015 as part of OnStar, according to Oregon\u2019s complaint. It pitched the feature as a way to help people drive more safely. It recorded hard braking, hard acceleration, hard cornering, high speeds, seat belt use, late-night driving and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> times.<\/p>\n<p>That same year, GM started selling OnStar and Smart Driver data to Verisk Analytics, the complaint says. In 2019 it signed a similar deal with LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Both firms turned the data into driver reports and ratings for insurers, and some insurers used them to set rates. GM made more than $20m from these sales nationwide, the complaint says.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers could also join an insurance discount programme, which GM said would share only anonymous data. In fact, GM sold identifiable data on everyone enrolled in Smart Driver, the states allege.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe data GM sold was personal, identifiable, and specific,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The complaint also covers location data. From 2018, GM collected a car\u2019s precise location every three seconds, starting from ignition. From 2019, that data carried an ID that linked it to a vehicle. GM licensed it to Wejo, a UK connected-car data company. In January 2024 Jacobs Engineering bought Wejo\u2019s assets and signed its own licence with GM.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dealers_bonuses_and_a_glitch\"><\/span>Dealers, bonuses and a glitch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most drivers signed up at the dealership when they bought the car. GM paid dealership staff bonuses based partly on how many customers they enrolled, the attorneys general said. It also ranked dealerships on their numbers. In many cases, staff allegedly accepted the terms on customers\u2019 behalf.<\/p>\n<p>If customers tried to decline the OnStar terms, a warning said they would lose crash response and emergency services, the complaint says. GM\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> also told more than 370,000 enrolled drivers that they were not in Smart Driver. GM later unenrolled them without telling them, and their data stayed with the brokers and insurers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_a_newspaper_story_to_a_settlement\"><\/span>From a newspaper story to a settlement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The practice came to light in March 2024, when Kashmir Hill reported for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/11\/technology\/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> that GM shared Smart Driver data with LexisNexis and Verisk. One Chevrolet Bolt owner\u2019s insurance rose 21% in 2022. His LexisNexis report listed 640 trips over six months, with start and end times, speeding and hard braking. GM ended Smart Driver in April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2025, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/01\/ftc-takes-action-against-general-motors-sharing-drivers-precise-location-driving-behavior-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Federal Trade Commission<\/a> moved to ban GM from sharing certain driver data with consumer reporting agencies for five years. The FTC finalised that order this January. GM also paid $12.75m to settle similar claims in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/news\/press-releases\/when-it-comes-data-privacy-consumers-must-be-driver%E2%80%99s-seat-attorney-general\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">California<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new settlement, GM must also limit the driving data it collects. It must run a data privacy programme with internal and third-party assessments, and train and oversee dealership staff. GM did not admit wrongdoing, and a separate lawsuit from Texas is still going, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/business\/6182382-gm-settles-driver-data-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis agreement addresses Smart Driver, a product we ended in 2024,\u201d GM said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>GM no longer sells vehicle data that can be linked to a person, the company told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/10\/29\/gm-reaches-220m-settlement-over-selling-drivers-private-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TechCrunch<\/a>. It may still share data that is not tied to a driver. GM is also building its own AI assistant for its cars. Volvo, for its part, offers an app that grades your driving and shares the grade with your insurer. 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