General Motors (GM) has reached a settlement of $12.75 million to resolve a lawsuit in California concerning the misuse of customer driving data. This lawsuit, spearheaded by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, follows a prior settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the sale of customer data to brokers. The settlement prohibits GM from selling driving data to consumer reporting agencies for five years and requires the company to delete any retained driving data within 180 days, except for specific internal uses with customer consent. The complaint highlighted that GM collected sensitive information, including names, contact details, geolocation, and driving behavior, without proper consent. Although California's laws protect consumers from having their driving data used by insurers to increase rates, the settlement emphasizes the need for data minimization as mandated by California's privacy laws. Bonta stated that this settlement compels GM to abandon illegal practices and reinforces the necessity of protecting consumer data.