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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Stopped sharing… until they can manage the pr? No way they’re letting go of that revenue stream.
The class action lawsuit will wipe out that piddly revenue stream a hundred times over.
We can only hope.
Oh sorry, Supreme Court has been working overtime the last decade to limit those. Probably thrown out.
I just bought a dryer and it had a piece of paper taped to it that said “By using this appliance you agree to have all disputes handled by third-party arbitration by the party of our choice.”
For a fucking dryer.