The FTC bans GM from selling driver behavior and geolocation data to consumer reporting agencies for five years, after finding GM didn't properly inform drivers
GM must now obtain explicit user consent and offer an option to delete data, ensuring greater transparency and privacy for customers. Lilian Edwards / @lilianedwards : Even as she leaves office Lina K...
GM extends its Google Cloud partnership to use AI, leveraging chatbots to handle simple OnStar calls and freeing up operators to address more complex requests
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Law enforcement has used services like SiriusXM and GM's OnStar to track cars and listen in on conversations since at least 2001, review of court filings shows
The rapid spread of connected devices that can listen and locate has been a boon for law enforcement. Tweets: @uvstaska , @hoofnagle , @jackshafer , @gerzic , @jackshafer , @onstar , @swiftonsecurity ...
Verizon to update Hum, its OnStar-like service for cars, with geofencing and speed alert features later this month
and where your kids are Bryan Lufkin / Gizmodo : Verizon's Car Gadget Now Gives Meddling Parents Access to Teens' Driving Habits
GM took five years to patch privately disclosed takeover vulnerability in millions of GM cars with OnStar dashboard computers
GM Took 5 Years to Fix a Full-Takeover Hack in Millions of OnStar Cars — When a pair of security researchers showed they could hack a Jeep over the Internet earlier …