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 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleged General Motors (NYSE:GM) and its subsidiary OnStar over unauthorized sharing of driver data with third parties. The U.S. automaker has agreed to a five ...

In a follow-up to a privacy story we've been following closely, the Federal Trade Commission is taking action against General Motors and OnStar over allegations it collected, used and sold ...

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 ...

The Arkansas lawsuit seeks financial compensation for affected drivers and legal injunctions to prevent further unauthorized ...

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 ...