A new lawsuit claims Allstate insurance and its data-collecting subsidiary Arity collect and sell driver information.

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."

The lawsuit accuses Arity, an Allstate subsidiary, of collecting data about people’s driving behavior through mobile phone apps, leading to increases in drivers’ insurance rates.

Allstate and its subsidiary, Arity, are being sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for allegedly collecting, using and selling data from Texans' cell phones unlawfully.

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

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.

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Allstate Corp. and its data analytics subsidiary Arity LLC, accusing the companies of unlawfully collecting, using, and selling the personal data of more than 45 million drivers across the United States.

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 sued Allstate on Monday alleging the company illegally collected and sold users’ information without their knowledge or consent. The lawsuit was filed less than two months after the OAG notified Allstate’s subsidiary,

A Georgia resident alleges that Allstate invaded his privacy by collecting driving data through the SiriusXM app without permission.