California Attorney General Rob Bonta $12.75 million settlement agreement resolving alleged CCPA violations. on Civil penalties plus restrictions on selling driving data deletion
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta secured a $12.75 million settlement with General Motors over alleged CCPA violations, escalating privacy enforcement risk for the automaker. The case alleges GM collected and sold Californians’ driving and location data to Verisk Analytics and LexisNexis Risk Solutions between 2020 and 2024. The agreement also requires GM to stop selling driving data for five years, delete retained data within 180 days unless consumers consent, and strengthen its privacy compliance program.
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California Attorney General announces $12.75 million settlement with General Motors
Legal Policy Action UpdateCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta reaches a $12.75 million settlement with General Motors over alleged California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) violations tied to the collection and sale of Californians’ driving and location data to Verisk Analytics and LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The data was collected through GM’s OnStar subsidiary and its Smart Driver system, and the agreement requires GM to stop selling driving data for five years, delete retained driving data within 180 days unless consumers explicitly consent, ask LexisNexis and Verisk to delete previously received data, and implement a stronger privacy compliance program.
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- GM agrees to $12.75M California settlement over sale of drivers’ data — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 12.05.2026 01:40
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