General Motors has reached a $12.75 million settlement agreement with California officials to resolve accusations that the automotive giant unlawfully shared personal driving information from hundreds of thousands of state residents with third-party data companies, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday.
The proposed settlement, which requires judicial approval, encompasses $12.75 million in financial penalties along with new limitations on how GM can utilize customer driving information and a complete prohibition on selling such data to data brokerage firms.
The investigation centered on claims that the Detroit-based automaker improperly transferred location tracking and driving behavior information from California vehicle owners to data broker companies without proper authorization.
