Who else is selling private data to whom for what purpose? What about permission from the data providing individual?
Did your insurance premium recently go up unexpectedly?
"General Motors will pay $220 million to 36 states to settle allegations that it illegally sold private driving behavior and location information to data brokers. ...
The agreement announced Thursday settles a lawsuit brought by a coalition of attorneys general from 36 states that alleged GM had sold the information to data brokers, which in turn then sold it to insurance providers. ...
The settlement comes more than two years after a New York Times report showed how GM and OnStar collected, used, and sold drivers’ precise geolocation data and driving behavior to third parties, including data brokers LexisNexis and Verisk. The data was collected through GM’s Smart Driver program, a free feature contained within its connected car apps that tracked and rated driving behaviors and seat belt use. Data brokers sold this information to insurance providers, which could affect customers’ rates, the NYT reported at the time. ..."
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