Wcars·Cars - For Car EnthusiastsbyWudi General Motors to pay $12.75m settlement for selling drivers’ location and datahttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/general-motors-settlement-driving-locationOpen linkView original on feddit.uk75Comments4Reply
pparson0 startrek.website2Hide 2 repliesSo a cut of the profits? Anything below what they made from the sale + a hefty fine is a joke and unjust.23Reply
GGreenCrunch replypiefed.blahaj.zone1Hide 1 replyThe article says they made about $20 million from the sales, and this is just to do with California. So if you look at the entire country, international sales, etc., this is just a cost of doing business.9Reply
pparson0 replystartrek.websiteNot sure how I missed that, not a very long read. But yeah, still 7mil profit for GM, sounds like a great deal for them.2Reply
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So a cut of the profits?
Anything below what they made from the sale + a hefty fine is a joke and unjust.
The article says they made about $20 million from the sales, and this is just to do with California. So if you look at the entire country, international sales, etc., this is just a cost of doing business.
Not sure how I missed that, not a very long read. But yeah, still 7mil profit for GM, sounds like a great deal for them.
To each driver, right? /padme