General Motors ne California mein ek bade lawsuit ko settle kar liya hai. Company $12.75 million pay karegi. Yeh case driving data ke misuse se related tha.
Reuters ke mutabiq, GM ne California investigation ko resolve karne ke liye yeh amount pay karne ka agreement kiya. Investigation mein allegations the ki Detroit automaker ne illegally driving data sell kiya.
Kya Tha GM Ka Case?
California ke officials ne GM par aarop lagaya ki company ne OnStar ke through customers ka driving data collect kiya. Yeh data phir data brokers ko bech diya gaya. Mashable ki report ke mutabiq, yeh settlement California consumer protection laws ke violation par hua hai.
Kitna Data Becha Gaya?
Case ke mutabiq, GM ne hundreds of thousands of California motorists ka driving data sell kiya. The Guardian ne report kiya ki settlement mein drivers ka location aur data bechne ki baat shamil hai.
Settlement Mein Kya Shamil Hai?
$12.75 million ka settlement civil penalties ke roop mein diya jayega. NBC Los Angeles ke mutabiq, yeh consumer protection lawsuit ko settle karne ke liye hai.
Spectrum Local News ne report kiya ki GM California ko yeh amount driver data bechne ke liye pay karega.
Hamaari Baat: Driving Data Privacy Ek Serious Issue Hai
Yeh case dikhata hai ki car companies aapke driving data ke saath kya kar sakti hain. OnStar jaise systems se data collect karna ek baat hai, lekin use bina permission ke data brokers ko bechna bilkul galat hai. California ne sahi kiya ki GM ko jawabdeh thehraya. $12.75 million ka settlement ek warning hai baaki companies ke liye bhi. Aapko apni car ke data collection policies ko samajhna chahiye aur agar koi company aapka data bech rahi hai toh uske khilaf action lena chahiye.
Sources & References
- GM to pay $12.75 million to settle California driver privacy probe — Reuters
- General Motors settles lawsuit over selling customer driving data — Mashable
- General Motors to pay $12.75m settlement for selling drivers' location and data — The Guardian
- General Motors to pay $12.75M to settle consumer lawsuit — NBC Los Angeles
- GM will pay California $12.75M for selling driver data — Spectrum Local News
