Arkansas Sues GM, OnStar Over Unauthorized Driver-Data Sales (1)

The attorney general of Arkansas sued General Motors Co. and its subsidiary OnStar LLC, alleging deceptive practices related to collecting and selling drivers’ data to third-party data brokers.

Those third parties then sold the data to insurance companies, who used the information to increase insurance rates, according to the complaint filed Wednesday in an Arkansas state court in Phillips County by the office of Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin (R).
The lawsuit estimates that more than 100,000 Arkansans’ data was collected without their consent in violation of the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

“Despite advertising OnStar as offering the benefits ...