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General Motors Quits Sharing Driving Behavior With Data Brokers After Backlash (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The decision followed a New York Times report this month that G.M. had, for years, been sharing data about drivers’ mileage, braking, acceleration and speed with the insurance industry. The drivers were enrolled — some unknowingly, they said — in OnStar Smart Driver, a feature in G.M.’s internet-connected cars that collected data about how the car had been driven and promised feedback and digital badges for good driving.

If the article link contains a paywall, you can consider reading this alternative article instead: 'GM Stops Sharing Driver Data With Brokers Amid Backlash' on Ars Technica.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago

….. until the backlash dies away, then they’ll continue to sell your data to the insurance industry.

Or, they’ll just sell it through an intermediary