Your car is selling your data
For more on cars, data privacy, and autonomous vehicles, follow Andrew J. More often than not, drivers were unaware of the degree to which their data was being collected. Many had unknowingly consented to it by signing up for an OnStar connected services plan, which activated a feature called Smart Driver that collected their driving data.GM was then turning around and sharing that data with two data brokers, LexisNexis and Verisk, both of which work with the insurance industry.
- ▪For more on cars, data privacy, and autonomous vehicles, follow Andrew J.
- ▪More often than not, drivers were unaware of the degree to which their data was being collected.
- ▪Many had unknowingly consented to it by signing up for an OnStar connected services plan, which activated a feature called Smart Driver that collected their driving data.GM was then turning around and sharing that data with two data brokers
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