Wudi@feddit.uk to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoGeneral Motors to pay $12.75m settlement for selling drivers’ location and datawww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down12
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkGeneral Motors to pay $12.75m settlement for selling drivers’ location and datawww.theguardian.comWudi@feddit.uk to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squareparson0linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 month agoSo a cut of the profits? Anything below what they made from the sale + a hefty fine is a joke and unjust.
minus-squareGreenCrunch@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoThe article says they made about $20 million from the sales, and this is just to do with California. So if you look at the entire country, international sales, etc., this is just a cost of doing business.
minus-squareparson0linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoNot sure how I missed that, not a very long read. But yeah, still 7mil profit for GM, sounds like a great deal for them.
So a cut of the profits?
Anything below what they made from the sale + a hefty fine is a joke and unjust.
The article says they made about $20 million from the sales, and this is just to do with California. So if you look at the entire country, international sales, etc., this is just a cost of doing business.
Not sure how I missed that, not a very long read. But yeah, still 7mil profit for GM, sounds like a great deal for them.