Texas Accuses GM, OnStar of Violating Drivers’ Data Privacy (2)

The State of Texas sued General Motors Co. and OnStar LLC in a Texas court on Tuesday, accusing the companies of selling drivers’ data to insurance companies without their consent.

General Motors “profited handsomely” from licensing agreements that allowed the carmaker to share telematics and other data with third-party data brokers, who then licensed the data to insurers, according to the filing.

“Insurers could—and did—use these scores and data to make significant decisions that impacted customers including monthly premium increases dropped coverage, or coverage denials,” the filing states. The complaint alleges that General Motors sold the driving data of over ...