General Motors fined $12.75M for selling location dataprivacy.ca.gov 8 pointsjboggan4 months ago1 commentSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−jbogganOP4moPrevious discussion on this case:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39709991https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42734260https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39793903The 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.
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Previous discussion on this case:
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.