GM to pay $220 million after selling customer Smart Driver data
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The brief
"GM to pay $220 million after selling customer Smart Driver data" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include VTDigger, FOX 2 Detroit, Reuters and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 15d ago.
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Why is "GM to pay $220 million after selling customer Smart Driver data" trending?
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Coverage (13)
- AG Mayes: General Motors to pay $220M for illegal sale of customer driving behavior to insurance companies 12News · 15d ago
- Hawaii drivers to receive nearly $2.9M in settlement over GM data tracking Hawaii News Now · 15d ago
- Wisconsin receiving $5.12M in settlement with GM over customer data sales Channel 3000 · 15d ago
- NH part of multimillion-dollar settlement with General Motors over sharing of driver data WMUR · 15d ago
- GM to pay $220 million to settle allegations it violated drivers' privacy Yahoo Finance · 15d ago
- GM’s $220M Payout Shows How Cars Can Secretly Sell Your Driving Data CNET · 15d ago
- GM Pays $220 Million After Lawsuit Over Illegally Selling Drivers’ Data: TDS The Drive · 15d ago
- Hawaii drivers to receive nearly $2.9M in settlement over GM data tracking Hawaii News Now · 15d ago
- Vermont to receive $4.5M settlement from General Motors following data privacy investigation VTDigger · 15d ago
- GM reaches $220M settlement with Michigan, 35 other states FOX 2 Detroit · 15d ago
- GM to pay $220 million to settle allegations it violated drivers' privacy Reuters · 15d ago
- Wisconsin to receive over $5 million from GM settlement over driver data Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 15d ago
- GM to pay $220 million after selling customer Smart Driver data Ars Technica · 15d ago
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