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GM just paid a record penalty for breaking California privacy law

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GM just paid a record penalty for breaking California privacy law

sanitation@lemmy.today to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 17 hours ago

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General Motors agreed to pay California a $12 million civil penalty after selling driving data on hundreds of thousands of OnStar users

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This fine is like applying a tiny band-aid on the blood-spewing stump of someone’s severed limb while allowing the posse of chainsaw wielding maniacs to continue running rampant.

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