COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – South Carolina’s Department of Motor Vehicles has collected nearly $100 million over at least the past five years from driver data requests and bulk data access, according to records reviewed by WIS Investigates.
The data can include information tied to drivers’ records, such as names, addresses, registration data and driving history, depending on who is requesting it and for what purpose.
While the practice is allowed under federal law, many drivers WIS spoke with said they did not know their information could be shared in the first place…