topic Re: This is Kosher, and permissible? in Privacy

This is Kosher, and permissible?

Caute_cautim — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 19:34:14 GMT

According to press releases, the FBI do thousands of inquiries using the DMV database, without user consent or did the client just forget they gave permission by default? Or they have not found the opt bout tick box yet?

https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-and-ice-are-using-dmv-gold-mine-for-facial-recognition-scans/?ftag=CAD2e14604

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Caute_cautim

Re: This is Kosher, and permissible?

AppDefects — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 20:10:16 GMT

User consent. You're joking right? We are living in a surveillance state.

Re: This is Kosher, and permissible?

dcontesti — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:59:52 GMT

@Caute_cautim wrote:
According to press releases, the FBI do thousands of inquiries using the DMV database, without user consent or did the client just forget they gave permission by default? Or they have not found the opt bout tick box yet?

https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-and-ice-are-using-dmv-gold-mine-for-facial-recognition-scans/?ftag=CAD2e14604

Regards

Caute_cautim

Unfortunately in the US, this information is covered by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DDPA - circa 1994) in which it states:

Personal information may be obtained from motor vehicle departments for:

Legitimate government agency functions
Insurance purposes
Use by licensed investigators or security services

This is only a partial list of what the law covers, so looks like it is Kosher, maybe......

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