Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Allstate on Tuesday alleging the company covertly monitored customers' driving habits in a bid to raise rates. The suit, which was filed in Montgomery County,

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.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Allstate Insurance Co. for allegedly conspiring to collect and sell data from mobile devices, without the owners' consent. But the insurer denies any wrongdoing.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Allstate and its data subsidiary Arity for unlawfully collecting, using, and selling driving data from over 45 million Americans.

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

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims that Allstate is unlawfully collecting, using and selling data from consumers.

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

Legislators and Data Privacy Experts are voicing growing concerns about the amount of data that car manufacturers and insurance companies can access and use.

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.