The policy states that for connected vehicle personal information categories including driver behavior, precise geolocation, exterior camera data, and AI assistant interaction data, GM will require government data requests to take the form of a warrant or court order, except in exigent circumstances or where applicable statutory authority provides otherwise.
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This provision establishes a documented procedural standard requiring judicial process for government access to connected vehicle personal information categories, which represents a specific operational commitment that legal and compliance teams can reference when assessing government data access risk for vehicle-generated data.
Interpretive note: The scope of the 'applicable statutory authority' exception may authorize non-warrant disclosures under certain federal or state statutes, limiting the practical scope of the warrant commitment in ways that depend on jurisdiction and applicable law.
The updated statement narrowed its definition of personal information from 'identifies, relates to, or could reasonably be linked to you' to 'describes, relates to, or could reasonably be linked to you.' This language change affects which information GM must treat as personal information under the policy. The revised de-identification section reorganizes prior language, now stating GM 'may use technical measures to remove information that could reasonably identify you or your vehicle' and requires 'the same safeguards from any third parties we share it with.' The policy clarifies that its protections apply to personal information dealers disclose to GM, but do not cover dealers' independent data practices. Cruise is no longer listed as a GM affiliate exempt from this privacy statement, though the scope of privacy protections for Cruise users depends on whether Cruise now operates under this statement or maintains separate privacy terms.
View change record →The agreement states that law enforcement or government requests for connected vehicle personal information categories including geolocation, driver behavior, camera data, and AI interaction data must generally be in the form of a warrant or court order, with stated exceptions for exigent circumstances and applicable statutory authority.
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Compare across platforms →"As reasonably necessary to comply with a lawful government request, regulatory requirement, legal order, or similar obligation, which must be in the form of a warrant or court order, absent exigent circumstances or applicable statutory authority.Excerpt from General Motors's GM Privacy Statement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The warrant requirement stated in this provision engages the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Stored Communications Act, and Fourth Amendment jurisprudence applicable to vehicle telematics data.
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This provision establishes a documented procedural standard requiring judicial process for government access to connected vehicle personal information categories, which represents a specific operational commitment that legal and compliance teams can reference when assessing government data access risk for vehicle-generated data.
The agreement states that law enforcement or government requests for connected vehicle personal information categories including geolocation, driver behavior, camera data, and AI interaction data must generally be in the form of a warrant or court order, with stated exceptions for exigent circumstances and applicable statutory authority.
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