Figures released via a public record act request showed that the total revenue from the sale of such information has been climbing steadily in the past six years.
The document, related to the California branch of the DMV, did not show who had requested the information. But a previous Vice report found that these could include data brokers, credit agencies and private investigators.
The information, obtained by Vice's Motherboard team, showed that in the 2013/2014 financial year revenue was $41,562,735 and has climbed steadily each year to $52,048.236 in the 2017/2018 year.
DMVs across the United States sell data that drivers provide when asking for a license from the organization. This information includes their names, physical addresses and information on car registration.
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