According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, this practice is not uncommon. A recent lawsuit filed by Paxton alleges that the insurance company Allstate collected and sold the location data of ...

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,

A class action lawsuit against Allstate for allegedly collecting and selling data, including geolocation data without the consumer’s consent has been filed in the United States District Court for

Texas’ attorney general alleges Allstate violates privacy laws by illegally tracking 45 million Americans’ driving behaviors.

The class action was filed in the Northern District of Illinois. It goes further than the claims on behalf of Texas consumers in the state action, and looks to encompass a national class.

"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.

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

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 State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election amounted to professional misconduct.

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

Data collection doesn’t just generate value for the company that gathers it. It also imposes a cost on the data subject.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Allstate and its data analytics subsidiary, Arity, for allegedly violating the state's data and privacy security act by illegally collecting driver data from more than 45 million Americans.