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Allstate Arity driver data theft
Introduction
Arity is a subsidiary of Allstate founded in 2016. They claim to
...collect{s} and analyze{s} trillions of miles of driving data to create a greater understanding of how people move. With the world’s largest driving dataset tied to insurance claims collected through mobile devices, in-car devices, and vehicles themselves[1]
They clam to have 40m active mobile connections, with data captured every 15 seconds or less.[2] What they don't say about this is that much of this information was collected without the consent of the driver.
The State of Texas has filed a lawsuit against Allstate Corporation and its subsidiaries, including Arity which was founded by Allstate. [3]
The lawsuit accuses them of of violating state laws such as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act[4] , the Data Broker Law [5] , and the Texas Insurance Code [6] The allegations hone in on the secretive collection & monetization of insured's private driving behavior data without proper disclosure or consent to the driver. Allstate & its subsidiaries reportedly harvested this data through software integrated into mobile apps, impacting millions of Americans; not just those who are Texas residents.
Automakers who sold data
The automakers that defendants bought data from were Toyota, Lexus, Mazda, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati, and Ram.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20250114015047/https://arity.com/solutions/vehicle-miles-traveled/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20241217184520/https://arity.com/solutions/real-time-insights/
- ↑ https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/Allstate%20and%20Arity%20Petition%20Filed.pdf
- ↑ https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00004F.htm
- ↑ https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.509.htm
- ↑ https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.541.htm
