Stop your car sharing your driving data
Plate cameras on the road are one tracker; the car itself is another. Pick your brand to see whether its driving data reaches insurers, what you lose by switching it off, and the exact steps to stop it. Covers 14 car makers. Checked October 2026against each maker’s own privacy pages.
myChevrolet / myGMC / myBuick / myCadillac apps and OnStar
General Motors: stop the data sharing
- Does it reach insurers?
- Under a January 2026 FTC order, GM may not give driving-behavior or location data to consumer reporting agencies (the companies insurers buy reports from) for five years, and needs your express consent to collect it. OnStar Smart Driver was shut down in 2024.
- What you give up
- Unenrolling from OnStar removes connected services such as remote start, the app and crash response.
Step by step
The exact settings to switch off in the Chevrolet app and car, the forms to stop sale and sharing, and how to get your data deleted, with direct links and phone numbers.
4 steps locked
4 steps for Chevrolet / GMC / Buick / Cadillac, plus the insurer-report requests below. Included with any pass.
See what insurers can see
Insurers buy driving reports from a few data companies. You can ask each one for your own file.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
The main seller of driving reports to insurers today (Kia's Driving Score goes here). Your free consumer disclosure report can include trip-level driving data.
🔒 How to request your file is in the kit.
Verisk
Stopped receiving car-maker driving data and selling driving-behavior reports in 2024, but may still hold an older file.
🔒 How to request your file is in the kit.
Arity (Allstate)
Collects driving data through other phone apps that embed its code. Texas sued Allstate and Arity over it in January 2025.
🔒 How to request your file is in the kit.
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Car makers change their apps and policies often; if a step has moved, the brand’s privacy page is the source of truth. Not legal advice. Worried about cameras on your street too? Run a camera exposure report.
Car privacy FAQs
Is my car sharing my driving data with insurers?
It can be. Connected cars record speed, braking, mileage and location. Some car makers have sent that data to companies such as LexisNexis, which sell driving reports to insurers; Kia's Driving Score still goes to LexisNexis. In January 2026 the FTC barred GM from giving driving data to these companies for five years.
How do I see what insurers can see about my driving?
Ask the data companies for your own file. LexisNexis Risk Solutions gives a free consumer disclosure report, which can include trip-level driving data. Verisk stopped selling driving reports in 2024 but may still hold an older file, and Arity (Allstate) has its own access and deletion request.
Will turning off data sharing break my car?
The car still drives. You can lose connected features such as remote start, the phone app, live traffic, over-the-air updates and, for some brands, automatic crash notification. The kit lists what each brand's off switch takes away so you can choose.