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Pretty much all states sell this data. It's vital for auto insurance companies to be able to get up-to-date driving records for policy quotes.


The issue isn't for insurance companies (where there is consent).

> “Nobody — from agencies like the DMV to large corporations like Facebook and Google — should be profiting from sharing or selling personal information without meaningful consent. Congress must get serious about ending practices that violate the privacy of ordinary Americans,” Sanders said.


When my bank wants my 1040 for refinance request, I fill out a form allowing the IRS to release it to them. No reason the DMV couldn't do the same. If an insurance company wants my info, I can fill out and sign a form allowing the DMV to release the info to them. Else, they don't need it!


So for quotes, that's one query. What justifies the rest?




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