Allstate accused of quietly paying app makers for driver data

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday filed a lawsuit against Allstate Corporation and its mobile analytics subsidiary, Arity, alleging the American insurance giant conspired with mobile app developers to collect telematics data on millions of motorists without consent, in violation of consumer protection laws.

"Our investigation revealed that Allstate and Arity paid mobile apps millions of dollars to install Allstate’s tracking software," said Attorney General Paxton in a statement. "The personal data of millions of Americans was sold to insurance companies without their knowledge or consent in violation of the law. Texans deserve better and we will hold all these companies accountable."

According to the complaint [PDF], Allstate paid app developers to integrate the Arity Driving Engine SDK, a software library that, as explained in the documentation, "enables a mobile app to detect, record, and score your end-user's driving behavior."

Mobile apps that implemented the SDK Routely (now owned by Allstate), Life360, GasBuddy, and Fuel Rewards – are alleged to have collected:

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