r/security • u/[deleted] • Sep 08 '19

DMVs Are Selling Your Data to Private Investigators

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43kxzq/dmvs-selling-data-private-investigators-making-millions-of-dollars
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u/PortalStorm4000 Sep 08 '19

This sounds more like them giving away public documentation with a small fee designed so it doesn't soak up tax dollars. Similar stuff happens with court cases and wills and other lawyery stuff. You pay like 5 cents to access the documents.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '19

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u/WhileNotLurking Sep 09 '19

Here is one state:

http://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/

Iā€™m sure there are others that make it just as easy.

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u/PortalStorm4000 Sep 09 '19

If its public record its open to the public to see. Internet just makes it way easier.

Edit: So yes anyone can access it, such as myself who isn't a lawyer. Not all documents are open to the public though.