GM to pay $12.75 million to settle California driver privacy probe

General Motors Co

08/05/2026 22:04

WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - GM GM.N has agreed to pay $12.75 million to resolve a California investigation into allegations the Detroit automaker illegally sold hundreds of thousands of locations and driving data of Californians to two data brokers, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Friday.

The settlement, which is subject to court approval, includes $12.75 million in civil penalties and restrictions on GM's use of consumer driving data and a ban on such data being sold to data brokers.

 (Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese)

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