NEW YORK, Oct 30 — General Motors will pay US$220 million to settle litigation over the sale of drivers’ driving data that was then used to raise insurance rates, New York’s attorney general said today.

The payments resolves a suit brought by New York and 35 other states alleging GM shared the data of drivers enrolled in its Smart Driver program despite saying it would not be given to insurers without express consent, James’s office said in a press release.

The program tracked actions such as sudden braking and whether drivers exceeded the speed limit. GM sold the data to data bankers who sold the info to insurers, who in some cases lifted premiums by significant levels, according to the press release.