FTC Bans GM From Selling Driver Data for Five Years After Privacy Violations

The Federal Trade Commission has issued an unprecedented five-year ban preventing General Motors from selling customer data to consumer reporting agencies and third-party data brokers. GM had been collecting detailed driving behaviour data from its customers, including speeding frequency and nighttime driving habits. The automaker then sold this information to data brokers, raising serious consumer privacy concerns. The FTC's penalty against GM marks a significant regulatory action targeting data collection practices in the automotive industry.