General Motors fined $12.75M for selling location data

[jboggan]

https://privacy.ca.gov/2026/05/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/

[jboggan]

Previous discussion on this case:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39709991

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42734260

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39793903

The real impact of this case is that it's the first time we've seen a serious data minimization case in the US. California's investigation showed that they will prosecute if legitimately collected data is repurposed and resold after the fact.