Indiana BMV Selling Citizens Data...

[Ingomike]

I was not aware our state was selling our data. Probably sell carry permit data too...


"This is a revenue generating contract," one document from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles obtained by Motherboard reads.


https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4...ons-of-dollars

[terrehautian]

Duh, they have been doing it for years. Even you can go to the license branch, pay a price and get a list of every vehicle with information you request (say white jeeps). That is why you can get targeted ads at times.

as for carry licenses, I believe that is a no.

[qwerty]

This has also been going on for some time with accident reports. Ambulance chasers have been able to receive reports for potential lawsuits and will send the drivers letters soliciting for business.

[Denny347]

In other news, "Water is wet."

[Vigilant]

In other news, "Water is wet."

Not if it’s dehydrated.

[Denny347]

Not if it’s dehydrated.

Yup, it's called "dust"...haha

[indykid]

Yup it's true. My name on my drivers license is a version that I never use, and I can verify that I get snail mail using that variation. Sickening that the state takes advantage of it's people first by taxing them to use a motor vehicle, then making more money by selling their info to the highest bidder.

[jsharmon7]

You can go buy a specific person’s driving history. It’s all for sale.

[Kirk Freeman]

Oh, no, the State of Indiana aiding and abetting Identity Theft. What we need is a press conference from a Prosecuting Attorney.

[KLB]

Yup it's true. My name on my drivers license is a version that I never use, and I can verify that I get snail mail using that variation. Sickening that the state takes advantage of it's people first by taxing them to use a motor vehicle, then making more money by selling their info to the highest bidder.

No no no...Not the highest bidder, anyone willing to pay the asking price