Allstate “paid mobile apps millions of dollars to install Allstate’s tracking software” according to Texas AG Ken Paxton as quoted by the New York Times.

HOUSTON — 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 ...

Texas has sued Allstate Corp. and affiliates, alleging they illicitly obtained “driving behavior” data for millions of Americans by paying app developers to install the insurer’s tracking ...

“Our investigation revealed that Allstate and Arity paid mobile apps millions of dollars to install Allstate’s tracking software,” said Paxton.

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

“Our investigation revealed that Allstate and Arity paid mobile apps millions of dollars to install Allstate’s tracking software,” Paxton wrote in the Monday release.

“Our investigation revealed that Allstate and Arity paid mobile apps millions of dollars to install Allstate’s tracking software,” said Paxton.

“Our investigation revealed that Allstate and Arity paid mobile apps millions of dollars to install Allstate’s tracking software,” Paxton said.

“Our investigation revealed that Allstate and Arity paid mobile apps millions of dollars to install Allstate’s tracking software,” Paxton said in a statement announcing the lawsuit.