JD Supra

FTC Finalizes Order Alleging Improper Collection and Sale of Geolocation Data

On January 14, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission finalized a sweeping order against General Motors LLC, General Motors Holdings LLC, and OnStar ...

GM slapped with five-year FTC penalty in data-selling scandal

GM sold a service without proper disclosures and sold precise geolocation and driver behavior data without proper consent, ...
DBusiness

FTC Rules General Motors Sold Consumer Data Without Consent

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with General Motors Co. in Detroit and OnStar settling allegations that ...

FTC finalizes order preventing GM, OnStar from spying on drivers and selling their data to companies

"Never did I imagine it would be spying on us and sending information about driving habits," one woman told us.

GM's 5-year ban on collecting, sharing driver data formalized by feds

GM agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission last January over allegations it mined geolocation and driving ...
Stocktwits on MSN

GM shares drop after FTC bans automaker from sharing consumers’ geolocation data

GM is now banned from disclosing consumers’ geolocation and driver behavior data to consumer reporting agencies for five ...
Law

Meta Latest Company to Be Hit With Geolocation Privacy Class Action

Meta was hit with a class action for allegedly collecting users' geolocation data without their consent. Both Amazon and Allstate were sued on similar claims in Washington, California and Illinois ...
Law

In a First, a Geolocation Privacy Class Action Will Go to a Jury

The class action Mata v. Digital Recognition Network is scheduled for jury trial on May 17 and is brought on behalf of 23 million California residents, represented by Chicago firm Edelson. For the ...

FTC Bans GM From Selling Your Driving Data, But Not For Long

FTC says GM sold location and driving data without clear consent. Order bars sharing with reporting agencies for full five ...
GM Authority

FTC Says GM And OnStar Were Watching and Selling Your Every Move

The FTC finalizes a 20-year order against GM after finding it secretly sold drivers' location and behavior data, leading to ...

The FTC’s data-sharing order against GM is finally settled

The order, first proposed a year ago, bans GM from collecting and then selling geolocation data to third parties, like data ...
Finextra

Geolocation Analytics: A Data Engineering Approach to Combat Fraud

In today's digital landscape, where transactions occur instantaneously, ensuring security has become a top priority for businesses. One innovative method gaining momentum in fraud detection is the use ...