The U.S. government has prohibited General Motors and its OnStar subsidiary from sharing detailed driver data with insurance companies, following a federal investigation into the automaker’s data ...

The state of Texas sued major insurance provider Allstate on Monday, accusing an analytics subsidiary of the company known as Arity of using illegal practices to monitor and track driver behavior.

As vehicle technology continues to evolve, driver monitoring systems (DMS) have become an integral part of modern automobiles. These systems are designed to enhance safety by tracking driver behavior ...

Imagine your own car has been spying on you – tracking data on your driving habits that insurance companies can use to raise your rates. That’s what the Federal Trade Commission says happened to ...

The Federal Trade Commission slapped General Motors and OnStar with a five-year ban on collecting and selling driver data. The agency confirmed it has reached a proposed settlement with the carmaker, ...

Some drivers had no idea they had enrolled in the feature because car salespeople signed them up without telling them to get an enrollment bonus ...

GM has been dealing with litigation regarding the sale of OnStar driving data for more than a year now. According to CarComplaints, the automaker is calling a 627-page lawsuit “scattershot” and argues ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against General Motors (GM) and its subsidiary, OnStar, for unlawful collection and selling drivers' precise geolocation and driving behavior data ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. Recent investigations by consumer rights advocates have ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims that Allstate is unlawfully collecting, using and selling data about the location and movement of consumers through secretly embedded software in mobile apps.