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.”
This apparently goes WAY beyond routine record provision to other states and ins cos.
“An NBC10 analysis of the more than 32,000 private companies and government agencies to which PennDOT sold driver information...”
Way beyond.