United States of America: Texas Attorney General lawsuit against General Motors for unlawfully collecting and selling drivers' private data

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
13 Aug 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

13 Aug 2024
under deliberation

Announced Texas Attorney General lawsuit against General Motors for unlawfully collecting and selling drivers’ private data

On 13 August 2024, the Texas Attorney General announced it had filed a lawsuit against General Motors for collecting and selling the private data of over 1.5 million drivers in Texas without their consent. The lawsuit follows the investigation annou…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch judiciary
Government body court