Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against General Motors (GM) for ‘deceptive and unlawful business practices’ related to the automobile manufacturing giant’s collection and sale of private driving data of Texans that chose to own modern vehicles to corporations and insurance companies.
“Our investigation revealed that General Motors has engaged in egregious business practices that violated Texans’ privacy and broke the law. We will hold them accountable,” Attorney General Paxton said in a press release Tuesday. “Companies are using invasive technology to violate the rights of our citizens in unthinkable ways. Millions of American drivers wanted to buy a car, not a comprehensive surveillance system that unlawfully records information about every drive they take and sells their data to any company willing to pay for it.”
Infowars previously reported on the spy devices known as modern automobiles.
Modern automobiles, roughly vehicles manufactured in about the last decade, are often equipped with a variety of systems including technology that can control where and when drivers are allowed to drive, track driver’s eyeballs, record occupant conversations, collect genetic and health information, biometrics and weight of drivers and passengers, causing auto insurance premiums to be increased and even monitor driver’s sexual activity. […]
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