Texas Sues General Motors, Alleging Illegal Selling of Driver Data
Insurance companies can use data to see how many times people exceeded a speed limit or obeyed other traffic laws. Some insurance firms ask customers if they want to voluntarily opt-in to such programs, promising lower rates for safer drivers. But the attorney general’s office claimed GM “deceived” its Texan customers by encouraging them to enroll in programs such as OnStar Smart Driver. But by agreeing to join these programs, customers also unknowingly agreed to the collection and sale of their data, the attorney general’s office said. “Despite lengthy and convoluted disclosures, General Motors never informed its customers of its actual conduct — the systematic collection and sale of their highly detailed driving data,” the AG’s office said in a statement. The filing can be read here (PDF).
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