Texas DMV sells personal information
to hundreds of companies; Drivers not allowed to opt-out
TechDirt – Tim Cushing – 2/13/2013
Should citizens have the
option to OPT-IN to use government services if they’re going to sell our
private information for profit?
The Texas DMV claims its
"top priority" is protecting drivers' information, but that hardly seems to be the case when it's pulling in $2.1
million a year selling it off. There are protections in place, but they are
flimsy at best.
"The Texas Department
of Motor Vehicles is the custodian of over 22 million currently registered
vehicles in the state of Texas
Randy Elliston says the Driver Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) limits who can buy your information and what they can do with it.
Randy Elliston says the Driver Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) limits who can buy your information and what they can do with it.
It would be interesting to
see what these "limits" are. The spreadsheet obtained by CBS 11 of Dallas, TX shows that
2,448 different entities purchased this information from the DMV last year.
The Driver Privacy
Protection Act is a federal law. And the fine print actually says businesses
can use your information for marketing or solicitations if the state has obtained
your consent. That means some drivers can opt in or out of these databases.
Problem is – Texas didn't adopt that portion of the law. So, drivers in theLone Star State
Problem is – Texas didn't adopt that portion of the law. So, drivers in the
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