The decision followed a New York Times report this month that G.M. had, for years, been sharing data about drivers’ mileage, braking, acceleration and speed with the insurance industry. The drivers were enrolled — some unknowingly, they said — in OnStar Smart Driver, a feature in G.M.’s internet-connected cars that collected data about how the car had been driven and promised feedback and digital badges for good driving.
If the article link contains a paywall, you can consider reading this alternative article instead: ‘GM Stops Sharing Driver Data With Brokers Amid Backlash’ on Ars Technica.
The class action lawsuit will wipe out that piddly revenue stream a hundred times over.
We can only hope.
Oh sorry, Supreme Court has been working overtime the last decade to limit those. Probably thrown out.
I just bought a dryer and it had a piece of paper taped to it that said “By using this appliance you agree to have all disputes handled by third-party arbitration by the party of our choice.”
For a fucking dryer.
Didn’t forget refrigerator. LG has been doubling down on that bullshit
1, you may be able to opt out within certain purchase time depending on product, company, etc.
ActivisionBlizzard just changed the terms of games I bought nearly three decades ago…