General Motors fined $12.75M for selling location data(privacy.ca.gov) |
General Motors fined $12.75M for selling location data(privacy.ca.gov) |
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39709991
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42734260
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39793903
The real impact of this case is that it's the first time we've seen a serious data minimization case in the US. California's investigation showed that they will prosecute if legitimately collected data is repurposed and resold after the fact.