通用汽车2.2亿美元和解36州：被指非法出售驾驶人位置与行为数据给数据经纪商
美国36个州的检察长10月29日宣布与通用汽车公司（General Motors）达成总额2.2亿美元的和解协议，了结各州对该公司非法出售驾驶人行为与位置数据的指控。
各州检察长指控，通用汽车通过其车载系统「OnStar智能驾驶」（OnStar Smart Driver）收集驾驶人的驾驶行为与地理位置数据，在未获驾驶人充分知情同意的情况下将其出售给数据经纪商；数据经纪商又把这些数据转售给保险公司，保险公司在部分情况下据此核定或调整保费。
这项多州行动由华盛顿州与俄勒冈州检察长共同牵头，执行委员会成员包括科罗拉多州、康涅狄格州、特拉华州、伊利诺伊州、肯塔基州、马里兰州、明尼苏达州、新泽西州、犹他州与佛蒙特州等州的检察长。
按照和解条款，通用汽车在收集或披露驾驶与位置数据之前，必须取得消费者的明确肯定同意；公司须限制所收集数据的范围，并建立一套全面的隐私保护计划。
和解金按州分配，其中伊利诺伊州约1050万美元、宾夕法尼亚州约867万美元、马里兰州733万美元、科罗拉多州约720万美元、亚利桑那州590万美元、特拉华州4,726,779美元、阿拉斯加州2,508,188美元。
和解协议是各州与公司就上述指控达成的解决安排。消费者如对汽车联网服务的数据收集有疑问，可留意车辆品牌隐私政策中关于位置与驾驶数据的条款，并通过车载系统设置管理数据共享选项。
General Motors to Pay $220 Million in 36-State Settlement: Automaker Accused of Illegally Selling Drivers' Location and Behavior Data
Attorneys general from 36 states announced on October 29 that General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that the automaker illegally sold its customers' driving behavior and location data.
The attorneys general alleged that GM collected driving-behavior and geolocation data through its OnStar Smart Driver feature and sold the data to data brokers without adequately informed consent. The brokers in turn resold the data to insurance companies, which in some cases used it in setting or adjusting premiums.
The multistate action was co-led by the attorneys general of Washington and Oregon, with an executive committee that included the attorneys general of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Utah and Vermont.
Under the settlement, GM must obtain consumers' affirmative express consent before collecting or disclosing driving and location data, must limit the data it collects, and must maintain a comprehensive privacy program.
State shares of the settlement include approximately $10.5 million for Illinois, about $8.67 million for Pennsylvania, $7.33 million for Maryland, about $7.2 million for Colorado, $5.9 million for Arizona, $4,726,779 for Delaware and $2,508,188 for Alaska.
The agreement resolves the states' allegations. Drivers can review their vehicle brand's privacy terms for location and driving-data provisions and manage data-sharing options in their in-vehicle settings.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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