FTC Finalizes Order Banning GM From Sharing Driver Data
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized an order with General Motors to settle allegations that the automaker collected and sold drivers’ location and behavior data without their consent.A proposed order from the agency last year hit GM with a five-year ban on data sharing. That punishment holds in the final order. "This fencing-in relief is appropriate given GM’s egregious betrayal of consumers’ trust," the FTC said.Additionally, for the next 20 years, GM will be required to obtain aff...
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