A Georgia resident alleges that Allstate invaded his privacy by collecting driving data through the SiriusXM app without permission.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Allstate on Tuesday alleging the company covertly monitored customers' driving habits in a bid to raise rates. The suit, which was filed in Montgomery County,

The Northbrook-based insurer is accused in a proposed class action of hiking rates and taking other action against customers based on the “ill-gotten” data.

Legislators and Data Privacy Experts are voicing growing concerns about the amount of data that car manufacturers and insurance companies can access and use.

An expert said the auto industry should pay attention to Texas' data privacy laws: "What Texas has done is funded it, staffed it and supported it."