Texas has sued insurance provider Allstate, alleging that the firm and its data broker subsidiary used data from apps like GasBuddy, Routely, and Life360 to quietly track drivers and adjust or cancel their policies.

How Did Allstate Do It? The lawsuit claims that Allstate paid app developers millions of dollars to surreptitiously integrate its tracking software into popular apps. These mobile

To improve the accuracy of its data, Allstate is alleged to have purchased info about drivers from car manufacturers, such as Toyota, Lexus, Mazda, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati, and Ram – without the consent of those drivers.