General Motors Settles With FTC Over Sharing Driver Data (1)

The US Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with General Motors Co. over claims the automaker deceived drivers by collecting their personal data and sharing it with third parties.

As part of the settlement, GM will be banned for five years from collecting and sharing driver data. The FTC said that GM did not disclose to consumers that it would sell their geolocation and driving behavior information.

According to the complaint, GM installed its OnStar communications and navigation technology in most new cars made after 2015. That system tracked highly detailed driver data including speed, sharp turns, hard ...