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... The lawsuit [PDF], filed yesterday in Texas state court, accuses both GM and its OnStar subsidiary of using telematics technology installed in most of its model year 2015 and later vehicles to transmit detailed driving data each time a vehicle is used.

Collected data was then sold to several data analytics companies to build driver scores, and the Lone Star state alleges GM required those firms to license access to insurance companies for the purpose of calculating rates based on their compiled data.

"Our investigation revealed that General Motors has engaged in egregious business practices that violated Texans' privacy and broke the law. We will hold them accountable," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said of the lawsuit. "Millions of American drivers wanted to buy a car, not a comprehensive surveillance system that unlawfully records information about every drive they take and sells their data to any company willing to pay for it."

The lawsuit alleges that more than 16 million GM customers had their data sold to third parties without their knowledge or consent, with 1.8 million of them residing in Texas, according to the petition. ...

Hmmm... do you own a recent GM vehicle and have seen an increase in your insurance rates?