Editing General Motors (OnStar) (section)

===Data monetization===
In 2025, GM settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) due to its misuse of the ''OnStar Smart Driver'' by collecting drivers' precise location every 3 seconds and driving data such as hard braking and quick acceleration then selling it without informed consent to consumer reporting agencies like LexisNexis and Verisk, which lead to insurance premium hikes or coverage denials.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Chandler |first=Kelley |date=February 17, 2025 |title=General Motors Settles With the FTC Over Unauthorized Collection and Sale of Driver Data |url=https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/general-motors-settles-with-the-ftc-1706133/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250723212043/https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/general-motors-settles-with-the-ftc-1706133/ |archive-date=July 23, 2025 |website=JDSupra }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Mather |first=Ciarán |date=January 17, 2025 |title=GM hit with data-sharing ban from FTC |url=https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/ftc-gm-general-motors-driver-data-legal-us-motoring-settlement |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211043345/https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/ftc-gm-general-motors-driver-data-legal-us-motoring-settlement |archive-date=February 11, 2025 |website=SiliconRepublic }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last1=Sisco |first1=Josh |last2=Nylen |first2=Leah |date=January 17, 2025 |title=General Motors Settles With FTC Over Sharing Driver Data |url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/01/17/808769.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214055734/https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/01/17/808769.htm |archive-date=February 14, 2025 |website=Insurance Journal }}</ref>

They deceived consumers by claiming that some safety features would only activate if OnStar was enabled during purchase. The consent mechanisms was buried in a 29-page ToS and obscured its data-sharing practices.<ref name=":1"></ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2024 |title=Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues General Motors for Unlawfully Collecting Drivers’ Private Data and Selling It To Several Companies, Including Insurance Companies |url=https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-general-motors-unlawfully-collecting-drivers-private-data-and |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726133353/https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-general-motors-unlawfully-collecting-drivers-private-data-and |archive-date=July 26, 2025 |website=Texas Attorney General }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Emmet |date=July 9, 2025 |title=Nebraska Sues General Motors and OnStar Over Allegations of Data Harvesting and Sales |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a65351080/nebraska-lawsuit-gm-alleged-data-breach/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250815104923/https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a65351080/nebraska-lawsuit-gm-alleged-data-breach/ |archive-date=August 15, 2025 |website=Road and Track }}</ref>

Texas, Arkansas, and Nebraska sued GM for violating trade practices acts, citing lack of transparency and harm to consumers.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Hope |last2=Rodman |first2=Rachel |last3=Naydonov |first3=Anna |date=March 26, 2025 |title=Arkansas Attorney General Sues General Motors Over Alleged Deceptive Data Practices |url=https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/arkansas-attorney-general-sues-general-motors-over-alleged-deceptive-data-practices |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513105730/https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/arkansas-attorney-general-sues-general-motors-over-alleged-deceptive-data-practices |archive-date=May 13, 2025 |website=White and Case }}</ref><ref name=":4"></ref><ref name=":5"></ref> The FTC imposed a 5-year ban on sharing data with insurers and mandated explicit consent.<ref name=":1"></ref><ref name=":2"></ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Christie |first=Joel |date=January 30, 2025 |title=General Motors and OnStar, LLC; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/30/2025-01940/general-motors-and-onstar-llc-analysis-of-proposed-consent-order-to-aid-public-comment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250724125828/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/30/2025-01940/general-motors-and-onstar-llc-analysis-of-proposed-consent-order-to-aid-public-comment |archive-date=July 24, 2025 |website=Federal Register }}</ref>