Hawaiʻi to get $2.86M in GM driver data settlement
General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it sold drivers’ behavior and location data to data brokers and insurers, and Hawaiʻi will receive $2,861,340.
The state Office of Consumer Protection joined 36 attorneys general in the case. Officials say GM’s Smart Driver program tracked drivers from 2016 to 2024, and the data was sold under contracts specifying insurance uses without clear consent. GM has since ended the program.
The settlement requires GM to get express consent before collecting or sharing driving and location data, and to limit what it collects.
What it means: The announcements do not say how the Hawaiʻi money will be distributed. Watch the Office of Consumer Protection for details.
