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,

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.

Paxton accuses Allstate of collecting driver location and movement data without consent to raise insurance rates in the state.

The state of Texas is suing Allstate and its subsidiary Arity for allegedly collecting and selling drivers' location data without consent through hidden software in mobile apps, marking the first state enforcement action of a comprehensive data privacy law.

Allstate and affiliates are accused of illicitly obtaining drivers’ data to build the “world’s largest driving behavior database.”

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims Allstate collected the data through mobile apps and by purchasing it from car manufacturers.

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

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced lawsuits against Allstate and its subsidiary, Arity (together, “Allstate”), for the unlawful collection, us