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March 10, 2020Security
March 10, 2020Public Entities Selling Private Data
A number of DMV’s are selling the personal data of drivers to third parties, including insurance companies, private investigators, vehicle manufacturers, and prospective employers.
In the U.S., a number of DMV’s—departments of motor vehicles—are selling the personal data of drivers to third parties, including insurance companies, private investigators, vehicle manufacturers, and prospective employers.
In 2019, Oregon’s DMV earned $11.5 million, while California’s DMV reportedly earned $51 million. The State of New York sells license and vehicle information and earns roughly $2.2 million a year via pay-per-search as well as the sale of records.
States are also beginning to update their laws governing how personal data can be used. For example, Vermont in 2018 passed a law that requires data brokers to disclose which data are being collected and to allow people to opt out.
Related trends
This trend is part of our section on Privacy. Other trends in this section include:
- The End of Biological Privacy
- Public Entities Selling Private Data
- Connected Device Security Loopholes
- Tech Workers Fighting for Privacy
- Encrypted Messaging Networks
- Vanishing Messages
- Digital Eavesdropping Rights
- Data Ownership
- Digital Self-Incrimination
- Differential Privacy
- Defining Online Harassment
- Safeguarding and Verifying Leaked Data
- Promoting Anonymity
- Trolls
- Verification
- Data Retention Policies
- Compliance Challenges and Unrealistic Budgets
- Revenge Porn
- Drone Surveillance
- Influencing Future Privacy Laws
This trend is related to the following industries:
Accountants, Advertising and Public Relations, Aerospace, Agriculture, Airlines, Alternative Energy Production & Services, Architectural Services, Auto Manufacturers, Banking, Bars & Restaurants, Beauty, Beer, Wine and Liquor, Book Publishers, Broadcasters, Radio and TV, Builders/General Contractors, Cable & Satellite TV Production & Distribution, Casinos/Gambling, Chemical & Related Manufacturing, Civil Servants/Public Officials, Clergy & Religious Organizations, Clothing Manufacturing, Commercial TV & Radio Stations, Construction, Corporate Boards & Directors, Covid-19/ coronavirus, CPG, Cruise Ships & Lines, Defense, Diplomacy, Doctors & Other Health Professionals, Drug Manufacturers, Education Colleges & Universities, Education K-12, Education Online, Education Trades, Electric Utilities, Entertainment Industry, Environment, Finance, Foreign & Defense Policy, Gas & Oil, Government - International, Government - National, Government - State and Local, Health Professionals, Heavy Industry, Hedge Funds, Hospitality, Hotels/Motels/Tourism, Human Resources, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Insurance, Law Enforcement, Lawyers/Law Firms/Legal Industry, Lobbyists, Luxury Retail, Magazines, Manufacturing, National Security, News Media, Non-profits/Foundations/Philanthropists, Online Media, Pharmaceuticals/Health Products, Private Equity, Professional Sports, Radio/TV Stations, Real Estate, Retail, Technology Company, Telecommunications, Trade Associations, Transportation, Travel Industry, TV Production, TV/Movies/Music, Urban Planning, Utilities, Venture Capital, Waste Management, Work (Future of)