FTCConsent Decree
General Motors LLC, General Motors Holdings LLC, and OnStar LLC(General Motors)
The FTC alleged that General Motors and its OnStar subsidiary collected and sold drivers' precise geolocation and driving behavior data (e.g., hard braking, speeding) to consumer reporting agencies without adequately notifying consumers or obtaining their affirmative consent. A proposed consent order bans the companies from disclosing this sensitive data to consumer reporting agencies for five years and requires them to implement clearer consent mechanisms, data access/deletion processes, and opt-out options.
HighGeolocation DataConsent FailureUnauthorized Data Sharing