General Motors (GM) said on Friday that it has stopped sharing driving behavior data with two key data brokers, according to the New York Times.
Earlier this month, the outlet reported that GM had collected data from its drivers for years under a feedback feature called OnStar Smart Driver, which some drivers said they were unknowingly enrolled in.
GM shared detailed driving information, including when drivers hard braked and hard accelerated, with two global data brokers: LexisNexis and Verisk.
These data firms then sold the data to car insurance companies, some of which used the reports to raise drivers’ insurance rates.
“OnStar Smart Driver customer data is no longer being shared with LexisNexis
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