Across the U.S., Departments of Motor Vehicles are selling drivers' personal information to businesses and private investigators, who then make a profit from using that data, Vice reports. Selling information to private investigators is legal as a result of the 1994 Driver's Privacy Protection Act, but privacy advocates are calling for a change to the law. "The selling of personally identifying information to third parties is broadly a privacy issue for all and specifically a safety issue for survivors of abuse, including domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking," Safety Net at the National Network to End Domestic Violence Director Erica Olsen said. "For survivors, their safety may depend on their ability to keep this type of information private."
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