In the wake of newspaper reports about Florida selling driver license information to private companies, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida is calling on Gov. Rick Scott to end the contract.
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said it made $73 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30 from the sale of driver license information, which has been allowed by state law for decades, and is done by other states.
The information is public record, so vendors could get it for free if they wanted, but the state makes it easier for them and sells it.
The St. Petersburg Times reported Tuesday on a letter sent by ACLU Florida Director Howard Simon to Gov. Rick Scott urging the state to end the contract, saying it lacks oversight and violates expectations of privacy.
