A huge scandal seems to shake one of the world's largest car companies, which was faced with a heavy fine for collecting and distributing personal driver data.
A large-scale scandal seems to upset the global car industry, As one of the strongest car manufacturers allegedly violated the current legislative framework systematically and extensively.
The reason for the General Motors, which has been targeted by the California authorities for the sale of data collected through its car systems.
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According to the charges, the American car industry allegedly shared driver data with data analysis companies; and insurance, utilizing information gathered through the OnStar platform.
The issue took on large dimensions after revelations on USA, according to which Several car companies are reported to have shared driving behaviour data to third companies.
Among the information reportedly collected included geolocation data, acceleration and braking data, contact details and overall vehicle use information.
According to the state's investigation Καλιφόρνια, GM allegedly sold data of hundreds of thousands of drivers to the companies LexisNexis and Verisk, A total of around EUR 17.7 million from this activity at national level.
The case led to a serious legal conflict, with the state of California accusing the company of violation of the privacy and privacy laws of citizens.
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Finally, the procedure appears to have reached an out-of-court settlement, with GM being asked to pay in fine about 11 million euros. At the same time, the agreement provides that the company will not be able to sell driving data to consumer rating companies for a period of five years.
In addition, the automotive industry is obliged to delete the data collected and to ask the cooperating companies to do the same.
Σημειώνεται, τέλος, πως η Καλιφόρνια δεν είναι η μοναδική πολιτεία όπου η GM έχει βρεθεί αντιμέτωπη με αντίστοιχες κατηγορίες, καθώς παρόμοιες υποθέσεις έχουν αναφερθεί και σε άλλες περιοχές των ΗΠΑ, όπως το Texas και η Nevada.
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