GM to pay $220 million to resolve claims it sold driving habits data

GM to pay $220 million to resolve claims it sold driving habits data

通用汽车将支付 2.2 亿美元，以解决有关其出售驾驶习惯数据的指控。

A coalition of 36 state attorneys general secured the settlement, which also requires GM to limit the data it collects.

由 36 位州总检察长组成的联盟达成了这项和解协议，该协议还要求通用汽车限制其收集的数据。

General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to settle claims that it illegally sold driver and location information to data brokers, as reported earlier by Reuters. The agreement, which resolves a complaint from a coalition of 36 US attorneys general, requires GM to limit the driving data it collects and obtain “express consent” from drivers before collecting their information.

据路透社早先报道，通用汽车已同意支付 2.2 亿美元，以解决有关其非法向数据经纪人出售驾驶员和位置信息的指控。该协议解决了来自 36 位美国州总检察长联盟的投诉，要求通用汽车限制其收集的驾驶数据，并在收集信息前获得驾驶员的“明确同意”。

The allegations surround GM’s now-discontinued Smart Driver program, which collected data about driving habits, including acceleration, braking, and trip length. GM allegedly passed this information to data brokers, enabling insurance companies to purchase the data and raise premiums. The states also accused GM of failing to notify drivers that they were enrolled in its Smart Driver program, and that the carmaker was collecting their data.

这些指控围绕通用汽车现已停止的“智能驾驶”（Smart Driver）项目展开，该项目收集了有关驾驶习惯的数据，包括加速、制动和行程长度。据称，通用汽车将这些信息传递给了数据经纪人，使保险公司能够购买这些数据并提高保费。各州还指责通用汽车未通知驾驶员他们已加入该项目，且汽车制造商正在收集他们的数据。

“This agreement addresses Smart Driver, a product we ended in 2024, and reinforces steps we’ve taken to strengthen our privacy practices,” GM spokesperson Charlotte McCoy said in an emailed statement to The Verge. “Safer, more helpful and personalized experiences are enabled by connected vehicle data, and GM is committed to being clear about what information is used, how it’s protected, and the choices customers have about what they share.”

通用汽车发言人夏洛特·麦考伊（Charlotte McCoy）在给《The Verge》的电子邮件声明中表示：“该协议针对的是我们在 2024 年终止的产品‘智能驾驶’，并加强了我们为强化隐私保护措施所采取的步骤。互联车辆数据能够实现更安全、更有帮助和个性化的体验，通用汽车致力于明确说明使用了哪些信息、如何保护这些信息，以及客户在分享内容方面拥有的选择权。”

This settlement comes just months after GM agreed to pay $12.75 million to settle similar claims in California. Oregon AG Dan Rayfield and Washington AG Nick Brown co-led the states’ case against GM, which also included New York, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and many others.

就在几个月前，通用汽车刚同意支付 1275 万美元以解决加利福尼亚州的类似指控。俄勒冈州总检察长丹·雷菲尔德（Dan Rayfield）和华盛顿州总检察长尼克·布朗（Nick Brown）共同领导了各州针对通用汽车的诉讼，参与方还包括纽约州、佛罗里达州、密歇根州、内华达州、宾夕法尼亚州等多个州。

“People bought a car, not a tracking device,” Rayfield says in a press release. “GM told drivers this program would help them drive more safely and promised it wouldn’t share their data with insurers without permission. Our investigation found GM sold that data anyway, and some drivers paid for it with higher premiums.”

“人们买的是汽车，而不是追踪设备，”雷菲尔德在新闻稿中说道。“通用汽车告诉驾驶员，该项目将帮助他们更安全地驾驶，并承诺在未经许可的情况下不会与保险公司共享数据。我们的调查发现，通用汽车还是出售了这些数据，而一些驾驶员为此支付了更高的保费。”