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CarelessHisser t1_j1a0w2b wrote

Reply to comment by Madhavaz in TIL that DMVs in the US are allowed to sell some of your personal information and do. This practice is legal under federal law. For example, Florida’s DMV made $77 million and California’s DMV made $52 million in 2017 through this practice alone. by TheKeyboardKid

This is why I seed false mailing addresses to a lot of online stores. In fact, I do it to google constantly.

:3 No one knows where the fuck I am but the IRS, and even they needed to call twice to make sure I live at my address.

Hell I've PAID for my data to see if they knew anything relevant about me. And they don't. Nothing of interest. Basically "He likes video games and researching stuff" Past that it was either irrelevant information, or me being fucking 40. Which can from several alt accounts I made years back.

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