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Cozen O'Connor

Nebraska AG Latest to Hit the Brakes on GM Data Practices

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Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers sued General Motors LLC and its subsidiary OnStar LLC (collectively, “GM”) over allegations that GM misled vehicle purchasers into enrolling in programs that collected and shared their driving data...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Driver Data Privacy - the Road Ahead

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The attorneys general in Arkansas and Indiana are the most recent AGs to file lawsuits under their respective state laws protecting the privacy of driver data. We previously reported that the state of Texas filed a similar...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Oregon Expands Consumer Privacy Law to Include Auto Manufacturers—and Possibly Their Dealerships

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The Oregon Legislature recently enacted House Bill 3875, amending the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) effective September 28. 2025, to broaden its scope to include motor vehicle manufacturers and their affiliates that...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CPPA Drives Home Enforcement Priorities in CCPA Settlement with Honda

On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced a settlement with American Honda Motor Co., resolving allegations that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and requiring...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

General Motors Settles With the FTC Over Unauthorized Collection and Sale of Driver Data

In the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) first action related to connected vehicle data, the agency announced that it reached a settlement with General Motors (“GM”) over GM’s unauthorized collection, use, and sale of driver...more

Venable LLP

Accelerating Privacy Scrutiny: Key Developments for the Auto Industry

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Recent U.S. developments indicate a growing focus on regulating and investigating the data privacy practices of companies in the automotive sector. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently highlighted in a blog post its...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

[Webinar] Innovation Interchange Summit: The Power Of Cross-Industry Insight - May 16th, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

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Powerful ideas emerge when you look at something through a completely different lens. And when two parties come together to share those unique perspectives? That’s when the magic happens. Womble Bond Dickinson’s virtual...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data?

With the ever-expanding Internet of Things, data privacy is a growing concern in today’s digital age. The automotive industry is no exception. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) has broad regulatory...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 9, September 2023

Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data? With the ever-expanding Internet of Things, data privacy is a growing concern in today’s digital age. The automotive industry is no exception. The National...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CPPA Announces Investigation of Connected Vehicle Manufacturers’ Privacy Practices

Recently, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced its new initiative in investigating the data privacy practices of connected vehicle (CV) manufacturers and the related technologies. Generally, the CPPA will...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

California Takes the Wheel: A Closer Look at Privacy in Connected Vehicles

California, home to the highest number of registered vehicles in the U.S., is at the forefront of a critical issue – the privacy practices of automobile manufacturers and vehicle technology firms....more

Venable LLP

[Event] Mobility Data Law and Policy Summit - May 3rd, Washington, DC

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Please join us for the Autonomous and Connected Mobility Group's inaugural annual Mobility Data Law and Policy Summit. We look forward to a full day of programming, featuring speakers from sectors that include autonomous...more

Spirit Legal

Tesla’s Sentry Mode is a privacy violation on wheels

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The article highlights the privacy concerns surrounding the use of cameras in monitoring public spaces and how these issues are particularly relevant in Europe, where privacy is a fundamental aspect of the legal culture. The...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Automotive Data Company Loses Fight for an Injunction Against New Consumer Privacy Statute

Automotive data and software company CDK Global LLC (CDK),  filed suit in 2019 against the Arizona Attorney General in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona seeking an injunction against a new law from taking...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

AutoTech Developments and Privacy Issues - Tech Podcast

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Troutman Pepper understands the business of technology. We have the privilege of working with great companies, and created an interview series that features our clients, partners, and other guests sharing an eclectic mix of...more

Hogan Lovells

How much can your car know about you? – EU guidelines on data protection and connected vehicles

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Cars today are able to keep us permanently plugged-in, while collecting and generating increasing amounts of information as a result of their interaction with the driver, passengers, pedestrians, other vehicles, road...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Massachusetts Voters Approve Vehicle Data Access Initiative

Voters in Massachusetts overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative that gives independent mechanics greater access to vehicle data, a move that vehicle manufacturers have foreshadowed could have significant cyber and privacy...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Massachusetts Ballot Question Poses Privacy Concerns

Ballot Question 1 in Massachusetts, if passed in November, would require car manufacturers that sell cars equipped with telematics systems (i.e., a method of monitoring a vehicle by combining a GPS system with on-board...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 1.30.2020 | Top Story: Facebook Pays $550 Million to Resolve Privacy Class Action Over Use of Facial...

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Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit claiming that Zuck & Co.’s use of facial recognition technology violated Illinois’ biometric privacy law. Though the settlement is little more than “a...more

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Privacy Legislation Trends Connected Car Cos. Should Watch

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The automobile industry has been racing full speed ahead in recent years on its quest for increased connectivity and automation, but it may soon find itself swept up in the wave of privacy and data security laws and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

How much is your Car Spying on You? Washington Post Hacked a Chevy Volt to Find Out

The Washington Post, as part of an investigate report, worked with a hacker to figure out what kind of information OnStar is collecting (and what data is stored in your car) on a randomly selected 2017 Chevy Volt....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

AI and Blockchain: A Match Made In Heaven?

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The Friday after Thanksgiving, we were on our way to my mother-in-law’s house when we got a flat tire. My husband called the dealership and made an appointment to have his tire replaced the next day: “And you can confirm that...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

In the Wake of Equifax: What Auto Dealers Need to Know About Data Privacy

Following the recent Equifax data breach wherein millions of consumers’ private information may have been compromised, it is increasingly clear that consumer-interfacing businesses need to, and in some cases are required to,...more

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Best Practices for Handling Vehicle Event Data Recorders

Event data recorders, also known as “black boxes” or “sensing diagnostic modules,” capture information such as the speed of a vehicle and the use of a safety belt. In the event of a collision this information can be used to...more

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FTC Sees Disconnect on Proposed Connected Cars Legislation

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The Energy & Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing on October 21st titled “Examining Ways to Improve Vehicle and Roadway Safety” to consider (among other matters) Vehicle Data Privacy...more

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