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GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 13-Jul-2019 22:22:35 UTC GeniusMusing Florida's DMV Made $77 Million- By Selling Off Personal Information - Slashdot
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>Florida's Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles "made $77 million in 2017 by selling drivers' personal information to more than 30 private companies, including marketing firms, bill collectors, insurance companies and data brokers..." according to local news site.
Move over Florida Man.- False_Chicken 🐧 🍍 likes this.
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GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 13-Jul-2019 22:23:01 UTC GeniusMusing >Though it may be possible to opt-out of data collection from individual marketing companies, a spokesperson for the state of Florida "said there's no way for drivers to opt out if they don't want their personal information sold."