To protect driver privacy, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order restricting how General Motors and its telematics arm OnStar can collect and share data from vehicles. The decision, ...

The U.S. government has prohibited General Motors and its OnStar subsidiary from sharing detailed driver data with insurance companies, following a federal investigation into the automaker’s data ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Allstate insurance company for allegedly illegally collecting, using and selling the driving behavior data of over 45 million Americans. Paxton filed the ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a new proposal that bans General Motors (GM) and its subscription-based services subsidiary, OnStar, from providing consumer reporting agencies with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. Recent investigations by consumer rights advocates have ...

There’s a good chance your car knows all about you. Where you’ve been. How fast you drive. If you could’ve been a little easier on the brakes. Even what you look like, thanks to cameras pointed right ...

Telematics uses technology to track how people drive and how often they use their vehicles. In auto insurance, it’s the backbone of usage-based insurance, sometimes called pay-as-you-drive, ...

I pity the fool that gets between me and my lunch – but that’s precisely what the server behind the counter did last time I was at my favorite burger joint. As I placed my order, he asked for my phone ...