The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against General Motors and OnStar for selling location and driving data from

General Motors reached an agreement to settle allegations that the automaker shared drivers’ locations and behavior data without their consent, the Federal Trade Commission said.

General Motors and OnStar are barred from selling customer geolocation and driving behavior data for the next five years under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).The agreement comes after a New York Times investigation revealed that GM collected detailed information about drivers’ habits and sold it to insurance companies and data brokers,