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.

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  • @[email protected]
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    736 months ago

    They’re just saying this because they got caught. They might not even actually stop doing it. And even if they do, they’ll just wait until the majority has forgotten about this and quietly start doing it again…

    • @Raiderkev
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      96 months ago

      Oh they’ll stop… Til everyone forgets.

    • @extant
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      86 months ago

      And you know the cars aren’t going to stop generating the data either for when they decide they want it.