Entries tagged with: Drivers Privacy Protection Act
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Supreme Court Upholds Privacy of Driver Records
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that attorneys cannot use DMV records to solicit clients. In Maracich v. Spears, the Court ruled that solicitation is not a permissible use of state motor vehicle records under the Driver's Privacy Protection Act....
EPIC, Coalition Seek Privacy Safeguards for Car Data
EPIC, joined by a coalition of privacy, consumer rights, and civil rights organizations, and members of the public, urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to protect driver privacy and establish privacy safeguards for "event data recorders." The agency has...
Supreme Court to Consider Law that Protects Privacy of Drivers' Records
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in Maracich v. Spears, a case involving the Drivers' Privacy Protection Act. The Court agreed to hear the case after a lower could ruled that impermissible uses of personal data held by...
Federal Agency Proposes "Black Box" Mandate for Cars
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed that, beginning September 1, 2014, all new cars will be required to have Event Data Recorders. The devices record detailed information about drivers, which can be made available to insurance companies, the...
EPIC Argues for Privacy of Driver's Records in Supreme Court Case
In a "friend of the court" brief, EPIC has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to limit the disclosure of personal information covered by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act. At issue in Maracich v. Spears is a lower court's decision to...
Supreme Court to Hear Drivers' Records Privacy Case
The US Supreme Court has decided to review Marachich v. Spears, a case concerning the Drivers' Privacy Protection Act. The federal privacy law prohibits the disclosure of personal information in state motor vehicle records, except under certain narrow circumstances. In...
Government Standard for Vehicle "Event Data Recorders" Will Go Forward
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has denied a petition for rulemaking that would delay the effective date of national requirements for event data recorders. The government requirements for the devices that are installed in vehicles will be effective on...
Federal Appeals Court Holds that Driver's Privacy Law Applies to Parking Tickets
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a federal driver’s privacy law prevented a Chicago suburb from issuing tickets that contained the driver's name, address, driver's license number, date of birth, height and weight. The Driver's Privacy Protection Act...
EPIC Argues That Resellers of State Driver Records Should Be Strictly Liable Under Privacy Law
EPIC filed a "friend of the court" brief in Gordon v. Softech Int'l, Inc., a case concerning privacy protections for driver records. The Driver’s Privacy Protection Act is intended to prevent the misuse of personal information disclosed by state departments...
The Drivers Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) and the Privacy of Your State Motor Vehicle Record
Introduction | DPPA's Provisions | News | Cases | Resources | Previous Top News Top News : () Court: FL Drivers Can Recover for Sale of Personal Data. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed (PDF) a lower...
