Lawmakers Ask California DMV How It Makes $50 Million a Year Selling Drivers' Data

Motherboard previously revealed the California DMV was making tens of millions of dollars a year by selling personal data.

A group of nearly a dozen lawmakers led by member of Congress Anna Eshoo wrote to the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on Wednesday looking for answers on how and why the organization sells the personal data of residents. The letter comes after Motherboard revealed last year that the DMV was making $50 million annually from selling drivers' information.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgxanx/lawmakers-california-dmv-selling-data

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California DMV Is Selling Drivers' Data to Private Investigators

An internal document obtained by Motherboard lists the commercial requesters for California DMV data.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is selling drivers' data to private investigators and bail bondsmen, according to an internal DMV document obtained by Motherboard. The document in all lists nearly 98,000 entities that have had access to some form of DMV data, including trucking companies and insurance firms.

The revelation highlights how not only private companies are in the business of selling information but some government bodies as well, and has reignited calls for laws around drivers' data to be changed. The news comes after Motherboard previously revealed that the California DMV makes $50 million a year selling data of drivers.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/dyzeza/california-dmv-data-private-investigators

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