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GM’s ‘crappy’ privacy statement is getting some changes after backlash and a lawsuit

Quartz: “…The Detroit automaker has been accused of failing to adequately disclose its relationship with a number of data brokers, including LexisNexis (RELX-0.33%) and Verisk according to a lawsuit filed last month by Texas officials. Data collected by GM vehicles, often through the company’s OnStar Smart Driver feature, was then shared by the brokers with insurance companies. The company collected data on when drivers got behind the wheel, how fast they were going, whether seatbelts were enabled, how far they drove, how long the engine was running — and more.  The lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called GM’s privacy disclosures “confusing and highly misleading,” noting consumers signing up for OnStar would be presented with more than 50 pages of disclosures. Last year, the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation called GM and its brands “crappy at privacy,” highlighting that it found at least six separate privacy statements when it evaluated the Cadillac brand…”

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