Allstate slammed with lawsuit after scheme to spy on millions of Americans is uncovered: 'Without their knowledge or consent'

www.msn.com ^ | 2/9/2025 | Story by Simon Sage

[airdalechief]

Allstate Insurance and its subsidiary Arity are being sued for col­lect­ing, using, and sell­ing over 45 mil­lion Amer­i­cans' dri­ving data to insur­ance companies without consent, according to Malwarebytes.

This case comes amid a tumultuous year for insurance companies, mainly on the home insurance front, as many have recently come under fire for dropping coverage ahead of major weather disasters.

[EVO X]

Have you got along in life without accessing your car’s status in your phone?

Yes. I just traded my 16 year old car in for a new one. Any newer car is going to have this bloat..

[drwoof]

Unconstitutional as all Hell. Privacy issues— what right exists that allows them to monitor our movements? Due process— I valet park my Corvette, and the valet takes it out for a 160 mph spin. My insurance company drops me, or my rates skyrocket automatically.

[EVO X]

I valet park my Corvette, and the valet takes it out for a 160 mph spin. My insurance company drops me, or my rates skyrocket automatically.

I remember a similar situation from a couple of years ago. A Corvette owner took his car in for service. A service tech took the car out for 160 MPH test drive. The dealership gave him a new car after the data was confirmed..

[Chickensoup]

Supposedly, the onboard SIM can be disabled by BMW but if you do that then you can’t do a remote start or check the status of the car with the app.

.........

So have them disable it

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Why are you putting your life on line?

[EVO X]

So have them disable it

I haven't seen a compelling reason to do it yet.

[trebb]

Thanks - I do check it every so often and, so far, it has stayed off...I guess the biggest threat to it being turned back on would be if any software updates happen.

[trebb]

Yeah - I don’t use the remote start for much but I do like being able to see where the car is and to lock doors and/or roll windows up remotely.

Toyota gives a free year of the app and then charges $15 a month to keep it active - and it includes cloud navigation which is always updated and voice controlled....I’ll probably keep it in force as I hate the android auto app as it takes over the control screen and you have to exit it to bet certain settings back.

[EVO X]

My phone app came with 4 year subscription and the same for some of the technology in the car like map updates and traffic flow. The cell service to the car isn’t cutoff after 4 years. I’ll make a renewal decision in 4 years.

[Fresh Wind]

Big Brother rides with you.

[EVO X]

I was looking through some paperwork and online app data. Even though I live in the midwest, my new car has a cell number registered in Arizona. Just something to wonder about...