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07/02/2021
Ohio BMV Made $250 Million Over Past 10 Years Selling Ohioans' Personal Data
It sold driver, vehicle records to third parties
Last year alone, Ohio’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) made more than $40 million selling personal information from driver and vehicle records to third parties.
In the past 10 years, sales from this practice earned the state $250 million in revenue, a 10 Investigates’ review of state data uncovered.
Data brokers, credit agencies, insurance and towing companies along with private investigators were among those who purchased access to the personal information from the state, according to 10 Investigates’ review.
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