GM to pay $220M for sharing drivers’ private data in case co-led by Washington

GM to pay $220M for sharing drivers’ private data in case co-led by Washington FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct 29 2026 atgSamBlobaum Thu, 10/29/2026 - 09:27 General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it illegally sold consumers’ private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers, who then sold the data to insurance companies. For many consumers, this data was used by insurance companies in part to set insurance rates.  Washington co-led a coalition of 36 attorneys general in the case against GM, and the state will receive $12.3 m…