GM’s Privacy Fiasco: How Your Car Became a Snitch
General Motors settles with the FTC over its Smart Driver program, which allegedly shared driver data without consent. GM promises to reform its data practices for the next 20 years. Meanwhile, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing GM for similar data collection issues. Can we get a “d’oh!” from GM?
Hot Take:
Looks like GM’s “Smart Driver” program was more about being a “Smart Stalker.” Who knew that your car could be moonlighting as a snitch, ratting out your terrible parallel parking to the insurance companies? Maybe next time, GM should ask drivers if they want their cars to play Big Brother before hitting the road to Orwellian dystopia!
Key Points:
- GM settled with the FTC over privacy concerns in its Smart Driver program.
- The program collected geolocation data every three seconds from vehicles.
- Data was shared with companies Verisk and LexisNexis without consent.
- The consent decree forbids sharing data with reporting agencies for five years.
- The proposed settlement is open for public comment for 30 days.
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