GM was collecting and sharing drivers' data, often without their knowledge
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@Marketplace— The data was shared with risk profiling and insurance companies, directly impacting people's car insurance payments.
Raw Story—Websites deceive users by deliberately hiding the extent of data collection and sharing. Websites sometimes hide how widely they share our personal information, and can go to great lengths to pull the wool over our eyes. This deception is intended to prevent full disclosure to consumers, thus preventing informed choice and affecting privacy rights.Governments are responding to consumer concerns about privacy with legislation. These include the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The impact of this legislation is...
TechCrunch—US fines telcos $200M for sharing customer location data without consent. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday that it is fining the four U.S. major wireless carriers around $200 million in total for “illegally” sharing and selling customers’ real-time location data without their consent. AT&T’s fine is more than $57 million, Verizon’s is almost $47 million, T-Mobile’s is more than $80 million and Sprint’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The Independent—Phone networks were illegally sharing users’ data without their consent and must pay $200 million, US says. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon all fined by US FCC