NC, SC made combined $172 million selling driver and vehicle data wltx.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wltx.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Updated: 9:59 PM EDT July 26, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. At a time when hackers and data leaks are jeopardizing personal information, North Carolina and South Carolina made a combined $172 million selling driver and vehicle data over a span of just three years, according to a WCNC Charlotte analysis of public records.
State and federal public records laws pave the way for companies to access names, addresses, a person s driving record, registration details and more from motor vehicle departments in exchange for a fee. And no member of the public can opt out.
Catch the full report on WCNC Charlotte tonight after the Olympics.
Ohio BMV made $250 million over past decade selling personal information from driver, vehicle records to third parties
According to a 10 Investigates review, data brokers, private investigators and others were among those who purchased access to personal information from the state. Author: Bennett Haeberle Updated: 10:31 PM EDT July 1, 2021
Ohio’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles made more than $40 million last year selling personal information from driver and vehicle records to third parties.
In the past 10 years, sales from this practice earned the state $250 million in revenue, a 10 Investigates’ review of state data uncovered.
Data brokers, credit agencies, insurance and towing companies along with private investigators were among those who purchased access to the personal information from the state, according to 10 Investigates’ review.
Ohio s BMV registrar says state not direct source of solicitations sent to drivers 10tv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 10tv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro announced the arrest of a New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office assistant who illegally accessed DMV records of family members and other individuals for personal financial gain
Wanda Turner, 53, of Troy, an Office Assistant