FTC Imposes 5-Year Ban on GM Disclosing Geolocation, Driver Data to Consumer Reporting Agencies

GMC Hummer EVs at General Motors’ Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit, Mich., on Nov. 17, 2021. Nic Antaya/Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized an order banning General Motors (GM) from disclosing consumers’ geolocation and driver behavior data to consumer reporting agencies for a period of five years, the agency said in a Jan. 14 statement.The FTC had filed a complaint against GM and its subsidiary OnStar LLC in January 2025. GM “collected, used, and sold drivers’ precise geolocation data and driving behavior information from millions of vehicles—data that can be used to set insurance rates—without adequately notifying consumers and obtaining their affirmative consent,” the agency said at the time.