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The Federal Trade Commission has finalized and issued a settlement order with General Motors and OnStar resolving allegations that they collected, used, and sold consumers' precise geolocation and driving behavior data without adequate notice and affirmative consent.
Evidence from the Federal Trade Commission confirms that on January 14, 2026 the FTC finalized a consent order in the matter of General Motors LLC, General Motors Holdings LLC, and OnStar LLC, resolving its earlier complaint about their data practices. The case timeline explicitly lists a "Decision and Order" and a press release titled "FTC Finalizes Order Settling Allegations that GM and OnStar Collected and Sold Geolocation Data Without Consumers’ Informed Consent." The underlying 2025 FTC complaint and press release describe the allegations that GM and OnStar collected, used, and sold consumers’ precise geolocation and driving‑behavior data from millions of vehicles without adequately notifying consumers or obtaining their affirmative (informed) consent. The statement accurately characterizes both the nature of the allegations and the fact that they were resolved through a finalized FTC order. The verdict is True because official FTC case records and press materials directly corroborate that the FTC finalized an order settling these specific allegations against GM and OnStar.