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General Motors Settles $220M Driver Data Privacy Lawsuit with 36 Jurisdictions
- General Motors (GM) agreed to a $220 million settlement with 36 states and Washington, D.C.
- The settlement resolves claims that GM sold drivers' data to insurance companies without proper consent.
- As part of the settlement, GM must obtain express consent from drivers before collecting or sharing their data.
- Vermont separately received a $4.5 million settlement from GM for its part in the data privacy investigation.
- The settlement requires GM to strengthen its privacy protections and limit the driving data it collects.
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VTDigger·
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The Hill·
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The Verge·
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Oregon, Washington lead $220M GM settlement over driver data