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California hits GM with record $12.75M fine for selling driver location data

📅 11 May 2026 at 18:47 UTC📰 Cyber InsiderView original source ↗
California hits GM with record $12.75M fine for selling driver location data

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of state prosecutors have secured a $12.75 million settlement with General Motors over the automaker’s collection and sale of drivers’ location and behavior data. This marks the largest California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) penalty to date and the state’s first enforcement action centered on data minimization violations. … The post California hits GM with record $12.75M fine for selling driver location data appeared first on CyberInsider.

🤖 AI BriefingAuto-generated threat analysis
🔍Threat Overview

General Motors (GM) has been fined $12.75 million by California for violating the CCPA and collecting, retaining, and selling driver location data without adequate notice or consent. This marks a significant enforcement action centered on data minimization violations.

⚙️Technical Details
💥Impact Assessment
Severity: High
Who Is at Risk
Consumers who have used GM's OnStar connected vehicle platform in California
🛡️Recommended Actions
1Review vehicle telematics settings and disable optional driving behavior programs where possible
2Carefully examine consent prompts during vehicle setup
3Regularly exercise available data access and deletion rights under state privacy laws
📦Affected Products
Product Family: OnStar connected vehicle platformSpecific Products:ChevroletGMCCadillacBuick

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