Class action lawsuits against General Motors, OnStar, and data brokers LexisNexis and Verisk Analytics have been consolidated in a Georgia federal court. In January, the FTC placed a five-year ban ...

The FTC says GM and OnStar sold the data - which can be used to set insurance rates - from millions of vehicles. In a press release, the FTC says as part of a proposed order that would settle the ...

In its complaint, the FTC alleged that Detroit-based GM used a misleading enrollment process to get consumers to sign up for OnStar's services and its Smart Driver feature, which the automaker ...

The FTC’s complaint alleged that the company employed its tracking technology, OnStar Smart Driver, to collect data about millions of drivers’ habits, behavior, and sensitive location data ...

GM isn’t the only company under fire for its data practices. In January, Texas sued Allstate and its subsidiary Arity for ...

Add CarBuzz to your Google News feed. According to the FTC, GM convinced customers to sign up for an OnStar program called Smart Driver. It promised to help drivers improve their driving ...

Khan said. “With this action, the FTC is safeguarding Americans’ privacy and protecting people from unchecked surveillance.” OnStar is a service GM launched in 1996 that can aid consumers ...