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GM to Pay $220 Million Over Driver Data Used to Set Insurance Rates (www.autoblog.com)
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GM's Smart Driver was meant to promote safe driving, but it has become a headache after privacy violations amounting to millions.

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[–] 5 points 6 days ago*

I thought it was legal for them to sell driving data to brokers (not that I agree with it)? What is the actual alleged crime here though?

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    [–] 3 points 6 days ago

    220 million? Pfffffft.

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    [–] 37 points 6 days ago

    But the make 1 billion sale of data. Good business.

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    [–] 19 points 6 days ago

    Cost of doing business for them, disgusting.

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    [–] 16 points 6 days ago (3 children)

    Just want to call out the obvious but all auto makers are doing this. Just 'cause the headline isn't out there doesn't mean they aren't. They don't have your best interest in mind. People are literally having to reverse engineer smart TVs of all things to get transparency on what these companies are actually doing. This is fucked up.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    I will get down voted for saying I don't think all of these companies are doing it.

    The smarter ones will know the reputation hit they will take by doing so results in this. So if it comes out they are one of the few not doing it, they land a heap of customers.

    Not all businesses are run by idiots.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 days ago

    I would caveat this with, every company publicly listed is seeking to grow every quarter infinitely so eventually they will find themselves slowly erode their previous values and ethical standards

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