As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, smart cars have begun to share data about driving habits, a development that is making waves in sectors such as insurance, automotive, and artificial ...

In the era where data is king, it is not surprising that the information collected from our daily driving is becoming a popular commodity for insurance companies. A recent article in The New York ...

Telematics car insurance has a simple promise — you can get a significant discount just for proving you're already a safe driver. Insurance companies like Progressive, State Farm and Allstate now ...

A hot potato: Modern vehicles have abilities we never would have thought possible a few decades ago, including sharing owners' driving habits with insurance companies. A new report has uncovered how ...

While shopping around for new car insurance, Temieka Clay says she received a denial letter. In it, an insurance broker suggested she pull her NexisLexis report to find out why. Upon doing so, Clay ...

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order against General Motors and its OnStar service for secretly collecting and selling drivers' location and driving behavior details. That information ...

Consumers have long been worried about privacy when it comes to data collection by automakers. It turns out they had a reason to be paranoid. “LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for ...

Kenn Dahl says he has always been a careful driver. The owner of a software company near Seattle, he drives a leased Chevrolet Bolt. He’s never been responsible for an accident. So Dahl, 65, was ...

General Motors and other carmakers are under fire for sharing detailed driving information with data brokers without customers’ knowledge, and in turn causing insurance rates to rise. GM has partnered ...

We regularly hear stories about companies that are selling your sensitive personal information — including your location data — to the highest bidder. The latest culprit appears to be General Motors.