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 ...

Many apps unrelated to location still ask users for tracking permission, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a ...

"Our investigation revealed that Allstate and Arity paid mobile apps millions of ... mobile ad-ID (MAID), device ID, and ad-ID – and to have combined the data sets to profile drivers.

In the suit, he accuses Allstate, and its subsidiary data analytics company "Arity," of secretly using driving data from over 45 million Americans’ mobile devices, in-car devices and vehicles to ...

This information, collected from in-car devices, has allegedly been used for insurance underwriting. But Allstate says otherwise. “Arity helps consumers get the most accurate auto insurance ...

According to the lawsuit, Allstate and Arity failed to comply, and app developers allegedly provided personal information—such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and device identifiers ...

For example, Texas accuses Allstate's data analytics subsidiary Arity of adding the SDK to apps ... including the mobile device's accelerometer, magnetometer, gyroscopic, and geolocation data ...

However, Allstate’s website acknowledges that it collects data from mobile devices, including geolocation and driving behaviors through apps. Arity also states that consumers have the right to ...