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Anthony Spadafora

45 million Americans allegedly had their location data collected and sold by this top insurance firm

POV male driver holding new iPhone 12 Pro smartphone with infotainment car computer system running Apple Computers CarPlay from iOS in background.

If you’re asked to enable location data after downloading an app, there’s a good chance your whereabouts are being tracked. However, what happens when a company collects this data and then sells it?

According to a new lawsuit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the insurance company Allstate allegedly did exactly that when they unlawfully collected, used and sold data on the location and movement of Texans’ smartphones.

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