FTC to ban GM from sharing connected vehicle data with consumer reporting agencies
“GM monitored and sold people’s precise geolocation data and driver behavior information, sometimes as often as every three ...
ConsumerAffairs1d
Equifax fined $15 million over its handling of consumer disputes
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has imposed a $15 million fine on Equifax, a consumer reporting agency, for failing ...
NerdWallet4d
What Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, is a government agency that oversees the consumer finance industry, ...
FTC bans GM from disclosing driver, consumer data to consumer reporting agencies
U.S. automaker General Motors will be banned for five years from disclosing consumers' sensitive geolocation and driver ...
General Motors Reaches Settlement With FTC for Selling Consumer Data
General Motors reached an agreement to settle allegations that the automaker shared drivers’ locations and behavior data ...
Why Private Equity Firms Should Adopt A Consumer Marketing Perspective
While PE excels at financial and operational restructuring, firms sometimes overlook the strategic imperatives required to ...
ConsumerAffairs2d
General Motors, OnStar sold consumer data without consent
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against General Motors (GM) and its subsidiary OnStar for allegedly ...
Crain's Detroit2d
GM agrees not to disclose drivers' data to consumer reporting agencies for 5 years
The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday that GM agreed to refrain for five years from disclosing data on geographic ...