Florida DMV sells your personal information to private companies, marketing firms

[douglas9]

LAKELAND, Fla. — A local woman is blaming the state government for an onslaught of robocalls and direct mail offers – accusations that come as the I-Team uncovered the DMV makes millions by selling Florida drivers personal information to outside companies, including marketing firms.

I-Team Investigator Adam Walser obtained records showing the state sold information on Florida drivers and ID cardholders to more than 30 private companies, including marketing firms, bill collectors, insurance companies and data brokers in the business of reselling information.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles raked in more than $77 million for driver and ID cardholder information sales in fiscal 2017.

The I-Team wanted to know how much of that money came from marketing firms, but the agency in charge of driver information estimated it would take 154 hours of research and cost nearly $3,000 for the state to give taxpayers an answer.

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/i-team-investigates/i-team-florida-dmv-sells-your-personal-information-to-private-companies-marketing-firms

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. It ain't just Florida. Virginia has been doing this for years. NT

[Wellstone ruled]

2. This is

is a Common practice for State and even local Governmental Units to sell info to various Vendors. The worst is Experian Credit Agency. The chief source of your Junk Mail. Especially those Bank Cards and Mortgage offers.

[lpbk2713]

3. You can be sure the personal info didn't go to just thirty sleazebags.

Marketers buy and sell among themselves. So one's personal info could be in
the hands of many times thirty in a short matter of time.

The state should be embarrassed to admit they make $77 Million off giving out
personal details but can't commit $3,000 to see what harm they are doing.

[CrispyQ]

4. Privacy is dead.