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GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers' private data

State attorneys general say the driving data went to brokers and then insurers, and some drivers paid higher premiums; GM admitted no wrongdoing.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After Hours
Published 4:40 AM ET, Friday, October 30, 2026

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First reported by TechCrunch: “GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’ private data”, with reporting from The Record, WTNH via QC News and The Hill.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 4:40 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.

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TechCrunchGM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’ private data
The RecordGM settles with 36 states for selling driver data, agrees to $220 million fine and reforms October 29, 2026 · facts used on air
WTNH via QC NewsNC, SC among states where GM claims settled in $220M lawsuit for allegedly selling private driver data October 29, 2026 · facts used on air
The Hill35 states, DC reach $220M settlement with General Motors over driver data privacy October 29, 2026 · facts used on air

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentGeneral Motors will pay two hundred twenty million dollars to thirty-six states, and state officials say dealership employees were up for bonuses based on how many drivers they signed up for Smart Driver.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the sales floor was the data pipeline. You pay people per signup, you get signups, that's just incentives.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd the OnStar app told more than three hundred seventy thousand customers they weren't enrolled while their data kept flowing.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentGM admitted no wrongdoing and ended the program in twenty twenty-four, so the check is the only thing still enrolled.