Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a notice of violation against Allstate-owned Arity, a mobile data company that collects drivers’ information, for breaching the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA).
The Nov. 29 notice alleges Arity fails to provide customers with a clear notice of the categories of sensitive data being processed and processes customers’ data without their consent.
Arity processes sensitive data through its use of a software development kit to collect data from various mobile applications, including precise geolocation information and how fast a customer’s mobile phone is moving. Arity sells