Automaker had given ‘numerous statements reassuring drivers that it would not do so’, says California attorney general Automaker had given ‘numerous statements reassuring drivers that it would not do so’, says California attorney general General Motors (GM) agreed to pay $12.75m to resolve claims that it illegally sold hundreds of thousands of Californians’ location and driving data to two data brokers, said the state’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, on Friday. He said this came after the Detroit-