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California DMV makes $50m a year selling drivers' personal information


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2019 Nov 30, 4:41pm   465 views  4 comments

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7727041/Californias-DMV-makes-50m-year-selling-drivers-personal-information.html

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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1   Patrick   2019 Nov 30, 5:33pm  

OK, they all do it. Doesn't it seem wrong anyway?
2   Bd6r   2019 Nov 30, 6:16pm  

Why do you all hate CAPITALISM and ENTREPRENEURSHIP?
3   B.A.C.A.H.   2019 Nov 30, 6:42pm  

Because the exorbitant fees don't bring in enough for them.
4   Patrick   2019 Dec 1, 6:13pm  

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says
If someone asks for information about you, you have the right and duty to make shit up.


I agree.

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