GM touts OnStar as a service that will help consumers during an emergency and provide hands-free voice assistance and ...

This action marks the FTC’s first case involving connected vehicle data.

Michigan-based GM has offered OnStar as a hand-free voice assistant that helps with emergencies, traffic and navigation. The ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced action against General Motors (GM) and its subsidiary, OnStar, for unlawful ...

General Motors and subsidiary OnStar will be banned for five years from sharing drivers' precise geolocation and driving ...

Recent lawsuits allege driver data from embedded auto technology and mobile apps is being used unethically and illegally.

Biometric Update previously reported that cross-referenced anonymized disparate datasets can lead to de-anonymization and ...

GM sold precise driver data collected through OnStar and a discontinued feature called Smart Driver. The information could have hiked insurance rates.

OnStar is GM's subscription-based, in-car communication service, sold to drivers for security, emergency services, navigation ...

navigation, and remote diagnostics – as well as its OnStar Smart Drive feature. According to the FTC, GM did not clearly disclose these practices, and the data was subsequently sold to third ...

The Federal Trade Commission will bar the automaker from sharing customer geolocation and driver behavior with consumer reporting agencies for five years. The first such order, it will last 20 years, ...