General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations by 36 attorneys general that the factory sold drivers’ private behavior and location data to brokers, who sold it to insurers, who included the data in rate calculations. The case was co-led by Oregon AG Dan Rayfield and Washington AG Nick Brown.

Washington receives $12.3 million, New York more than $12 million and Oregon more than $10.4 million, the three largest awards among states that have announced amounts. GM does not admit wrongdoing, and a spokesperson says driving habit tracking was a function of Smart Driver, a product the company in 2024.

Smart Driver was a feature of OnStar, GM’s subscription connected-vehicle platform. Most of those affected by the settlement opted into Smart Driver when they enrolled in OnStar at their selling dealership. Rayfield says dealership employees frequently accepted the terms on their customers’ behalf without their consent. As part of the settlement, GM must put oversight and training in place at its dealerships to prevent that.

“People bought a car, not a tracking device,” writes Rayfield. “GM told drivers this program would help them drive more safely and promised it wouldn’t share their data with insurers without permission.”

“Washingtonians’ data is personal and valuable, which is why they should always have control over how it’s used,” adds Brown.

California reached a separate $12.8 million settlement with GM in May over similar allegations.

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