--- title: GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’... description: General Motors will pay $220 million to settle a lawsuit from 36 state attorneys general over selling drivers' private driving and location data to data... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/gm-reaches-220m-settlement-over-selling-drivers-private-data-nrxw0aymn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’ private data | daily.dev og:description: General Motors will pay $220 million to settle a lawsuit from 36 state attorneys general over selling drivers' private driving and location data to data... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/gm-reaches-220m-settlement-over-selling-drivers-private-data-nrxw0aymn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/nRxW0aYMn.png og:image:alt: GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’ private data og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’ private data **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary General Motors will pay $220 million to settle a lawsuit from 36 state attorneys general over selling drivers' private driving and location data to data brokers. GM must now get drivers' express consent before collecting or sharing driving and location data, and a third party must assess its compliance with its privacy program. The data came from GM's Smart Driver program, which tracked driving behavior and seat belt use and was sold to brokers including LexisNexis and Verisk, and brokers sold it to insurance providers. GM discontinued Smart Driver in 2024, and in January the FTC finalized an order banning GM and OnStar from sharing certain consumer data. GM says it will no longer sell data linked to an individual, though it may still share anonymized data with partners. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is GM paying a $220 million settlement over driver data? General Motors agreed to pay $220 million to 36 states after allegedly selling drivers' private driving behavior and location data to data brokers like LexisNexis and Verisk without proper consent. The data came from GM's Smart Driver program, which brokers then resold to insurance companies, potentially affecting customers' rates. GM discontinued Smart Driver in 2024. _Anyone tracking how connected-car data practices evolve can follow settlement details like this on daily.dev._ ### What must GM do differently after its data privacy settlements with states and the FTC? GM must get drivers' express consent before collecting or sharing their driving and location data, and have a third party assess its compliance with its privacy program. It will no longer sell data linked to an individual's identity, vehicle location, or driving behavior, though it may still share anonymized data with certain partners. These terms align with its earlier FTC and California settlements. _Developers building consent flows for connected products can track precedents like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [GM’s Record $12.75 Million CCPA Fine: The OnStar Data Lesson](https://daily.dev/posts/gm-s-record-12-75-million-ccpa-fine-the-onstar-data-lesson-2h8gfzwfs) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Your car and its mobile app are probably handing over all kinds of data to tech companies](https://daily.dev/posts/your-car-and-its-mobile-app-are-probably-handing-over-all-kinds-of-data-to-tech-companies-jqvxwqp8p) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Schneier on Security](https://daily.dev/posts/schneier-on-security-ipez4xfda) · Schneier on Security · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#data-privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/data-privacy), [#automotive](https://daily.dev/tags/automotive) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/gm-reaches-220m-settlement-over-selling-drivers-private-data-nrxw0aymn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’ private data","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/gm-reaches-220m-settlement-over-selling-drivers-private-data-nrxw0aymn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/gm-reaches-220m-settlement-over-selling-drivers-private-data-nrxw0aymn"},"datePublished":"2026-10-29T21:02:17.017Z","dateModified":"2026-10-31T23:13:04.917Z","description":"General Motors will pay $220 million to settle a lawsuit from 36 state attorneys general over selling drivers' private driving and location data to data...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/493ed65504e9b44136d06137ef82b857?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/493ed65504e9b44136d06137ef82b857?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/gm-reaches-220m-settlement-over-selling-drivers-private-data-nrxw0aymn","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"data-privacy,automotive","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’ private data"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/gm-reaches-220m-settlement-over-selling-drivers-private-data-nrxw0aymn#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why is GM paying a $220 million settlement over driver data?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"General Motors agreed to pay $220 million to 36 states after allegedly selling drivers' private driving behavior and location data to data brokers like LexisNexis and Verisk without proper consent. 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