alwaysaloneguy
alwaysaloneguy t1_j1bto65 wrote
Reply to comment by tigernamednoel in TIL that DMVs in the US are allowed to sell some of your personal information and do. This practice is legal under federal law. For example, Florida’s DMV made $77 million and California’s DMV made $52 million in 2017 through this practice alone. by TheKeyboardKid
John Oliver did a segment on Data Brokers a few months back that I found both horrifying and fascinating. The sophistication of the software needed to go through all of that data and connect those dots
alwaysaloneguy t1_j1bu5rp wrote
Reply to comment by jp2188 in TIL that DMVs in the US are allowed to sell some of your personal information and do. This practice is legal under federal law. For example, Florida’s DMV made $77 million and California’s DMV made $52 million in 2017 through this practice alone. by TheKeyboardKid
Well $5 a car, 20 cars. Would you like a calculator?