GM to pay $220 million to settle allegations it violated consumers' privacy
GM•General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it illegally sold consumers’ driver behavior and location data to third parties.
1. Settlement allegations
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said the state co-led a coalition of 36 attorneys general in the case against General Motors. He said recipients included data brokers that sold the information to insurers, which used it in part to set insurance rates.
