Product Review: GM’s $220M Payout Shows How Cars Can Secretly Sell Your Driving Data

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Details: Written by CNET Reviews; Category: Reviews; Published: 31 October 2026; Created: 31 October 2026; Last Updated: 31 October 2026

General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to 35 states and the District of Columbia to settle a major privacy lawsuit over the company’s sale of driver data from its Smart Driver program, which dealerships offered to drivers from 2016 to 2024.
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