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Re: Judge Says Driver's License Data Not Private

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RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
> On 2014-02-22, Elizabeth T. Knuth <eknuth@csbsju.edu> wrote:
>> A federal judge in Minnesota at the district court level threw out three 
>> lawsuits about government employees looking at driver's license 
>> information, in alleged violation of the (federal) Driver's Privacy 
>> Protection Act. His reasoning is apparently:
>>
>> 1. Height, weight, eye color, address, etc. is personal but not private.
>>
>> 2. Information voluntarily given to third parties has no privacy 
>> protection.
>>
>> 3. The plaintiffs failed to show that the government workers did not have 
>> permissible purpose.
>>
>> Article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune: 
>> http://www.startribune.com/local/246622531.html
>>
>> Discuss.
>>
> Well, I'll bite, but it's a lazy bite because it seems like too much
> work to go research the Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act.  So,
> we're keeping Slashdot alive here by continuing to refuse to read the
> F'ing article.
> 
> Seems like this judge is on shaky ground - this case will go above him
> close to immediately.  And "info given voluntarily to 3rd parties" -
> WTF?  You're not exactly "voluntarily" giving out information if you
> apply for a driver's license; it's an obligation and a federal
> requirement.  That's some sketchy reasoning.
> 
> Post this same thing to alt.privacy and watch the place explode.  Those
> guys eat this stuff up

Applying for a driver's license is hardly a federal requirement; plenty
of people go about their lives legally without owning one.  Now, in order
to DRIVE, it becomes a requirement.  That's because driving is not a
right, any more than flying a plane is a right.

Anyway, that's besides the point.  This will be overturned in time. 

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Judge Says Driver's License Data Not Private "Elizabeth T. Knuth" <eknuth@csbsju.edu> - 2014-02-22 13:40 -0600
  Re: Judge Says Driver's License Data Not Private Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-02-22 22:07 +0000
  Re: Judge Says Driver's License Data Not Private RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-23 09:29 +0000
    Re: Judge Says Driver's License Data Not Private Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-02-23 10:11 +0000
      Re: Judge Says Driver's License Data Not Private "Elizabeth T. Knuth" <eknuth@csbsju.edu> - 2014-02-24 01:24 -0600
    Re: Judge Says Driver's License Data Not Private cykros@devio.us - 2014-02-24 19:35 +0000
      Re: Judge Says Driver's License Data Not Private Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-02-24 22:13 +0000
        Re: Judge Says Driver's License Data Not Private Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-24 23:16 +0000
          Re: Judge Says Driver's License Data Not Private Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-02-25 08:58 +0000
            Re: Judge Says Driver's License Data Not Private "Elizabeth T. Knuth" <eknuth@csbsju.edu> - 2014-02-25 20:17 -0600
            Re: Judge Says Driver's License Data Not Private Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-27 02:13 +0000

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