GM says it's stopped sharing data with LexisNexis. Except....

[thewayne]

They've received a lot of blowback when driver insurance rates started getting jacked. Now they've announced they stopped sharing driver data with LN and an outfit called Verisk. Except for one thing.

They didn't say that they stopped sharing information with data brokers.

There's absolutely nothing in their statement showing that the information leak from GM has stopped. In Europe, this thing would be completely against the law. And California has a data privacy law similar to the GDPR framework. It's going to be very interesting to see what happens as the law suits continue to fly.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/03/gm-stops-sharing-driver-data-with-brokers-amid-backlash/

Comments

[disneydream06]

UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's their world and we are just taking up space in it. ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs, jon

[thewayne]

This is America.  We The People are consumables to be exploited.

[disneydream06]

That's the sad truth. :o

[dewline]

As a pedestrian and supporter of privacy rights, I find myself conflicted here. This is the sort of thing that could make the streets safer for me to travel on foot...and yes, there are possible consequences of precedents set here that will burn me later on.

[thewayne]

Well, yes and no.  Because of traffic density, you have little choice but to drive aggressively in some cities.  It's not good, but it's the way it is.  As I previously posted, if you're driving the speed limit in Phoenix, you're impeding traffic.  If you're not doing at least 10 over the limit on the freeways in Phoenix, you're a menace!  Pure data points without context are meaningless, and basing insurance increases on them, I think, is not a good business practice.  I think number of accidents and number of tickets are a pretty realistic indication of driving skill and risk.

[silveradept]

I'm sure they're still collecting and sharing data with other people, if not specifically those companies. Because that data is far too valuable to not be sold to someone, and once it's been sold in one place, it'll still end up in the hands of the people that it wasn't being sold directly to. I still think it would be a good idea if someone came up with a nice device that would capture all of that sensor data and then send it somewhere that kept it within the control of the person who owned the vehicle. Since I'm sure we can't disable the sensors.

[thewayne]

I remember Zuckerberg going to Bill Gates and asking him about what Microsoft did about people complaining when MS sold user information like Facebook did, and Gates look shocked and said MS didn't do that.  Zuck just couldn't comprehend that response.  The Zucks are taking over.