GM To Pay $12.75 Million To Settle California Privacy Case Over Driver Data Sales

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General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) agreed to pay $12.75 million in civil penalties on Friday to settle allegations that the automaker had illegally sold OnStar driver data to brokers without customer consent, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said.

We’ve secured a $12.75 million settlement against General Motors for illegally retaining and selling Californians’ location and driving data to data brokers.

Your vehicle’s data reveals a wealth of information about you—your everyday habits, favorite spots, and so much more.… pic.twitter.com/g1sBZfcAZU

— Rob Bonta (@AGRobBonta) May 8, 2026

From OnStar To Brokers

GM’s OnStar system tracked and recorded driving behavior, including rapid acceleration, hard braking, speeding and precise geolocation, and allegedly sold data from hundreds of thousands of Californians to brokers Verisk Analytics (NYSE:VRSK) and LexisNexis Risk Solutions, generating roughly $20 million, according …

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