Courthouse News reports that a judge has refused to stay a decision of the full 7th Circuit that held that Palatine, Ill., may be violating privacy rights under the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act by using a ticketing policy that includes a lot of personal information on tickets left on car windshields. The case had been brought by…
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Disclosing (unnecessary) personal info on parking ticket violates DPPA – Court
In September 2010, I blogged about a case in Palatine, Illinois after Jason Senne sued the village for the amount of personal information it needlessly exposed in a parking ticket left on his windshield. Some of the original court filings were linked from that blog entry. In August 2011, the district court ruled that the practice did not violate…
Federal Court OKs Personal Information on Parking Tickets
Here’s a follow-up on a case I mentioned on this blog in September 2010. The court issued its decision and although the court may (or may not) have made a correct ruling, the decision leaves anyone who gets a parking ticket in Palatine, Illinois at greater risk of identity theft: The Village of Palatine, Illinois…
Class action lawsuit over sale of Florida drivers’ data can proceed
The Associated Press reports: A federal judge has ruled that a class-action lawsuit can be filed against Florida over the sale of personal driver’s license information to a private firm. The lawsuit claims the state, specifically the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, improperly sold about 30 million personal records between 2005 and 2009…