Allstate ALL.N has been sued by the state of Texas, which accused the insurer on Monday of illegally tracking drivers through their cell phones without their consent and using the data to justify charging more for car insurance. Texas Attorney General ...

Allstate has been sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for allegedly collecting and selling drivers’ data. This topic has been hot, thanks in part to an explosive report last year which blew the top off GM collecting and selling drivers’ data,

Many apps unrelated to location still ask users for tracking permission, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit seeking to end this alleged practice by Allstate.

Car manufacturers across the US are under increased scrutiny over how they handle data collected from their connected services

The lawsuit accuses the insurance company of paying app developers to install code in their products that sent sensitive customer data back to Allstate.

An expert said the auto industry should pay attention to Texas' data privacy laws: "What Texas has done is funded it, staffed it and supported it."

"Our investigation revealed that Allstate and Arity paid mobile apps millions of dollars to install Allstate's tracking software," said Attorney General Paxton. "The personal data of millions of Americans was sold to insurance companies without their knowledge or consent in violation of the law.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Allstate and its subsidiary, Arity, for unlawfully collecting, using, and selling data about the location and moveme

Don't mess with Texas, especially if you're an insurance company violating privacy laws to raise rates. That's how the state's attorney general feels, anyway, after accusing Allstate of acquiring (and reselling) the smartphone data of millions of drivers.

The legal action alleges violations of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA), which requires companies to provide clear notice and obtain informed consent before collecting or selling sensitive data, including precise geolocation information. According to Paxton's office, Allstate failed to meet these requirements.

The state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against Allstate and its subsidiary, Arity, accusing the defendants of unlawfully “collecting, using, and selling” d

Allstate Insurance Company is being sued by Texas for continuing to collect driving data from 45 million American drivers without their knowledge or consent.