{"id":253697,"date":"2026-05-08T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/when-it-comes-to-data-privacy-consumers-must-be-in-the-drivers-seat-attorney-general-bonta-partners-secure-12-75-million-general-motors-privacy-settlement-state-of-california-departme\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T18:55:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T22:55:37","slug":"when-it-comes-to-data-privacy-consumers-must-be-in-the-drivers-seat-attorney-general-bonta-partners-secure-12-75-million-general-motors-privacy-settlement-state-of-california-departme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/when-it-comes-to-data-privacy-consumers-must-be-in-the-drivers-seat-attorney-general-bonta-partners-secure-12-75-million-general-motors-privacy-settlement-state-of-california-departme\/","title":{"rendered":"When It Comes to Data Privacy, Consumers Must Be in the Driver\u2019s Seat: Attorney General Bonta, Partners Secure $12.75 Million General Motors Privacy Settlement | State of California – Department of Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

When It Comes to Data Privacy, Consumers Must Be in the Driver\u2019s Seat: Attorney General Bonta, Partners Secure $12.75 Million General Motors Privacy Settlement | State of California – Department of Justice<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/news\/press-releases\/when-it-comes-data-privacy-consumers-must-be-driver%E2%80%99s-seat-attorney-general<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-08 03:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: oag.ca.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Largest CCPA penalty in California history to date and first data minimization case\u00a0<\/p>\n

OAKLAND \u2014 California Attorney General Rob Bonta, together with San Francisco County District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman, Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley, and Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez, and with support from the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy), today announced a settlement with General Motors (GM) regarding its illegal sale of hundreds of thousands of Californians\u2019 location and driving data to two data brokers in violation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California\u2019s Unfair Competition Law. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, includes $12.75 million in civil penalties and strong injunctive terms, including restrictions on its use of consumer driving data and a ban on such data being sold to data brokers.<\/p>\n

\u201cGeneral Motors sold the data of California drivers without their knowledge or consent and despite numerous statements reassuring drivers that it would not do so. This trove\u00a0of information included precise and personal location data that could identify the everyday habits and movements of Californians,\u201d\u00a0said Attorney General Rob Bonta. \u201cToday\u2019s settlement requires General Motors to abandon these illegal practices and underscores the importance of the data minimization in California\u2019s privacy law \u2014 companies can\u2019t just hold on to data and use it later\u00a0for another purpose. I am proud to go to bat for the privacy rights of Californians and to collaborate with state and local partners who share the same commitment to consumer protection.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cModern cars are rolling data collection machines,\u201d\u00a0said San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. \u201cCalifornians must have confidence that they know what data is being collected, how it is being used, and what their opt-out rights are. Those duties fall on the automobile…<\/p>\n

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