-- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing GM for collecting driver using OnStar, then selling it to data brokers and insurance companies
-- New car owners were presented with a "confusing and highly misleading" consent, buried in a lengthy agreement, under the pressure of getting the deal closed
-- The consent was implied to be for their safety, but it was a deception so GM could profit, at the car owners expense.
-- Paxton is seeking a jury trial and at least $10,000 per offense (every GM car sold in the state since 2015) and a hefty add-on of $250,000 in cases where the victim was over 65
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/14/texas_sues_general_motors/
I'm glad action is being taken but I'd be happier if criminal charges were filed. It seems like extortion to agree to give up your driving data to be able to purchase a car.
-- New car owners were presented with a "confusing and highly misleading" consent, buried in a lengthy agreement, under the pressure of getting the deal closed
-- The consent was implied to be for their safety, but it was a deception so GM could profit, at the car owners expense.
-- Paxton is seeking a jury trial and at least $10,000 per offense (every GM car sold in the state since 2015) and a hefty add-on of $250,000 in cases where the victim was over 65
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/14/texas_sues_general_motors/
I'm glad action is being taken but I'd be happier if criminal charges were filed. It seems like extortion to agree to give up your driving data to be able to purchase a car.