Recently a friend phoned me very upset. She had been in a minor bicycle accident. The police wanted her to go to a hospital. When she said she didn’t need to the officer asked for her drivers license. Then he scanned it. My friend was shocked to discover that her medical records were now attached to her recently renewed driver’s license. She said when I renew in 2020 they will also have my medical records. Do I want them to know about my state of vision when I am careful to only drive when the roads are quiet and do it slowly and with full attention. No cell phones/texting, etc.
I am politically active and this is the first I have heard about this new assault on our privacy without even telling us about it. A nearby state is now informing residents that they have a deadline to get these new licenses.
Have you heard of this? What can we do about it? All I can say is “NUTS.”
It is marked on your license that you require corrective lenses (glasses) if you are less than 20/40. No one wants others driving with worse than 20/40 and not wearing their glasses, Mr. Magoo.
See post #19
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3777592/posts?page=19#19
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Recently a friend phoned me very upset. She had been in a minor bicycle accident. The police wanted her to go to a hospital. When she said she didn’t need to the officer asked for her drivers license. Then he scanned it. My friend was shocked to discover that her medical records were now attached to her recently renewed driver’s license.
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Recently a friend phoned me very upset. She had been in a minor bicycle accident. The police wanted her to go to a hospital. When she said she didn’t need to the officer asked for her drivers license. Then he scanned it. My friend was shocked to discover that her medical records were now attached to her recently renewed driver’s license. She said when I renew in 2020 they will also have my medical records.
Do I want them to know about my state of vision when I am careful to only drive when the roads are quiet and do it slowly and with full attention. No cell phones/texting, etc.
I am politically active and this is the first I have heard about this new assault on our privacy without even telling us about it. A nearby state is now informing residents that they have a deadline to get these new licenses.
Thanks, Whenifhow.