General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is a publicly traded automaker whose connected vehicles are enrolled in the OnStar telematics service, including the OnStar Smart Driver feature. GM's own U.S. Consumer Privacy Statement discloses collection of Precise Geolocation and Driver Behavior Information from OnStar-enrolled vehicles, exterior camera/sensor data, and AI-assistant interaction data, and discloses that some categories of data may be disclosed to third-party advertising networks, financial institutions, and (with consent) insurance affiliates in ways that "may qualify as 'sales' under some state laws." In January 2025 the FTC announced a proposed settlement order alleging GM and OnStar sold customers' precise geolocation and driving-behavior data, collected as often as every three seconds, to consumer reporting agencies without adequate notice or consent, banning such disclosures for five years. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton separately sued GM in August 2024 alleging unlawful collection and sale of over 1.5 million Texans' driving data to insurance companies via a deceptive OnStar Smart Driver enrollment process. GM's own myChevrolet companion app self-declares a "Data Used to Track You" category on its Apple App Store privacy label. Ownership is fully traceable through GM's own SEC filings as a single NYSE-listed public company.
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The FTC announced a proposed settlement order in January 2025 alleging GM and OnStar sold customers' precise geolocation and driving-behavior data, collected as often as every three seconds, to consumer reporting agencies without adequate notice or affirmative consent; the proposed order bars GM and OnStar from disclosing such data to consumer reporting agencies for five years.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued General Motors in August 2024, alleging false, deceptive, and misleading business practices related to the unlawful collection and sale of over 1.5 million Texans' private driving data to insurance companies without their knowledge or consent, largely obtained through the OnStar Smart Driver enrollment process.
GM's U.S. Consumer Privacy Statement states that when a vehicle is enrolled in OnStar, GM may collect the vehicle's Precise Geolocation while the vehicle is in use and upon the occurrence of certain events, with Precise Geolocation defined as location information accurate to within a 1,850-foot radius.
GM's fiscal-2024 Form 10-K, filed with the SEC, states that GM's common stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "GM," with 1.0 billion shares outstanding held by 444 holders of record as of January 2025.
The Privacy Statement discloses that Identifiers, Digital Activity Information, and VIN may be disclosed to companies with which GM enters into business or marketing arrangements, including third-party advertising networks, GM dealers, and financial institutions, and states that such disclosures may qualify as "sales" under some state privacy laws.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued General Motors in August 2024, alleging false, deceptive, and misleading business practices related to the unlawful collection and sale of over 1.5 million Texans' private driving data to insurance companies without their knowledge or consent, largely obtained through the OnStar Smart Driver enrollment process.
The FTC announced a proposed settlement order in January 2025 alleging GM and OnStar sold customers' precise geolocation and driving-behavior data, collected as often as every three seconds, to consumer reporting agencies without adequate notice or affirmative consent; the proposed order bars GM and OnStar from disclosing such data to consumer reporting agencies for five years.
GM's own myChevrolet app privacy-nutrition label on the Apple App Store self-declares a "Data Used to Track You" category covering Location, Contact Info, Identifiers, and Other Data, meaning GM discloses that the companion app enables tracking across other companies' apps and websites.
The same Privacy Statement discloses that GM may collect images and video from the vehicle's external cameras and sensors (such as radar) with the owner's consent or when the vehicle detects a safety event such as a collision, and separately collects data derived from interior driver-monitoring sensors without transmitting the underlying camera images.