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Is Your Car Selling Your Data? Senators Ask FTC To Investigate 3 Automakers Allegedly Sharing Data Without Full Disclosure

Benzinga ·  14:23

U.S. Sens.Ron Wyden(D-Ore.) andEd Markey(D-Mass.) wrote a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ChairLina Khanon Friday, urging the commission to investigate the automotive industry's handling of driver data.

Letter Overview:The letter asks the FTC to investigate automakers' disclosure of Americans' driving data to data brokers. In March, the New York Times reported that automakers, includingGeneral Motors Co(NYSE:GM),Honda Motor Co Ltd(NYSE:HMC) andHyundai Motor Company GDR(OTC:HYMTF), shared driver data withVerisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) for resale to insurance companies. This data...

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