Your private information is being sold by gov't. Again.
Apparently, this BS has been going on in PA since well before 2010. Corbett's administration was involved, and possibly Ridge's. Who knows how far back it goes?
NJ also sells its records to over 1,500 commercial companies; Delaware claims it doesn't.
But here's the real nugget:
"An NBC10 analysis of the more than 32,000 private companies and government agencies to which PennDOT sold driver information traced it to every state in the country."
LINK: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/investigations/Pennsylvania-Making-Millions-by-Selling-Your-Drivers-Record-378325091.html
Gee, what a surprise.
I thought states routinely provided info to insurance companies and other states. Insurers are always checking records. States from the driver’s license compact. Attorneys usually have access to more detailed electronic court records for a fee. For credit, it’s a bit more obscure, but your credit worthiness is somewhat tied to your risk factors.
So unless they’re selling it to WalMart, it seems to me that what was once largely provided for free is now being charged for.
So how do you want to frame it? “They’re selling our records!” or “They’re reducing general taxes by passing the cost to the user.”
In Florida, every time you get a ticket for even the smallest infraction, you get inundated with mail, email, and phone calls from lawyers soliciting your business.
It is a disgrace.