The exact same lawsuit filed against Hyundai and Kia in recent days has now been filed against General Motors. General Motors, accused of selling data to insurance companies, has come under the attention of the attorney general. It looks like GM will pay a hefty fine.
Does General Motors share accident data with insurance companies?
After Hyundai and Kia, which have recently come before us with allegations of selling data to insurance companies, it is General Motors’ turn. The lawsuit filed against GM by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says that users’ driving data is sold to insurance companies.
As you know, all new and relatively new vehicles have many features such as collision prevention, sudden braking, lane keeping, and fatigue monitoring. We only use these features. Of course, we don’t even guess that data is being recorded in the background. It seems that automobile manufacturers record all your movements thanks to software.
Today, GM, which is being sued in Texas for selling this data to insurance companies, is alleged to record situations such as sudden braking, fatigue detection, and lane departure and transmit them to insurance companies. In this case, the level of trust that insurance companies have in drivers changes and the insurance price applied also changes.
General Motors, which is said to have recorded and transmitted the data of more than 14 million people to insurance companies since 2015, is accused of selling the data of 1.8 million people in Texas. The attorney general who is handling the issue makes the following statement:
“Our investigation revealed that General Motors engaged in egregious business practices that violated the privacy of Texans and violated the law. We will hold them accountable. Companies are using intrusive technology to violate the rights of our citizens in unthinkable ways. Millions of American drivers wanted to buy a car, not a comprehensive surveillance system that illegally records information about every drive they make and sells their data to any company willing to pay for it.”
What do you think about this? Do you think this system can be implemented in our country? If it is implemented, what will be the sanctions? We are waiting for your ideas in the comments.
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