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Tuesday, 24th June 2003

LexisNexis, ChoicePoint Sued Over Reselling Personal Data

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Information Industry--LexisNexis
LexisNexis, ChoicePoint Sued Over Reselling Personal Data
From the article, Two class action lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach, Fla., allege that two of the nation's largest information brokers have invaded the privacy of millions of Florida motorists by obtaining sensitive personal data from the state and reselling it. The suits also accuse the state of Florida of failing to protect its residents from criminal invasions of privacy. They seek billions of dollars in damages. According to the complaints, filed late last month, ChoicePoint Inc., which has its data mining operations headquartered in Boca Raton, and Reed Elsevier, the parent of LexisNexis, have violated the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act. They have done so, according to the complaints, by obtaining for resale personal information from Florida state records without the "express consent" of licensed drivers and registered car owners.
UPDATE (6/25): The Virtual Chase Has Details of Additional Law Suits Filed Against Accurint, Experian, R.L. Polk, and Reed Elsevier.
See Also: More Info in this AP Story

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