At 12:26 AM 8/9/96 -0700, David Wagner wrote:
I say, what we need is a little more abuse. I say, a well-publicized incident of abuse of the driver's license database can do more to help the cause of privacy than any amount of intellectually compelling debate. Perhaps one horrible incident of abuse would ignite enough public backlash to stop states from selling their databases at the drop of a hat.
The murder of the actress Rebecca Schaefer (sp?) by an obsessed fan (who paid a private detective to get her address from the California DMV) did cause California to somewhat restrict license and registration information. I think they eased up though later. I don't know who can get info there these days. This particular problem can be avoided privately by reporting a mail drop rather than your real address to the state. DCF