General Motors Quits Sharing Driving Behavior With Data Brokers
www.nytimes.com
G.M. had provided information about braking, acceleration and speed to LexisNexis Risk Solution and Verisk, firms that generated driver risk profiles for insurers.

The decision followed a New York Times report this month that G.M. had, for years, been sharing data about drivers’ mileage, braking, acceleration and speed with the insurance industry. The drivers were enrolled — some unknowingly, they said — in OnStar Smart Driver, a feature in G.M.’s internet-connected cars that collected data about how the car had been driven and promised feedback and digital badges for good driving.

    • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      8 months ago

      I think fixing this problem will require making the collection illegal, with meaningful enforcement.

      • ShepherdPie@midwest.socialEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Our legislators don’t want that though. In fact they’re currently trying to force the sale of US TikTok to a US company likely so they can collect even more data on us.

        • GooseFinger@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          8 months ago

          Yep, we just gotta vote in people who will legislate it. Which means normal people who don’t take bribes donations from corporations will need to run for office and beat those who do.

          So basically we’re doomed. We either need a modern day Teddy Roosevelt or we need to start building guillotines.