Ohio collects millions selling driving records
with your personal information
The state of Ohio has collected millions of dollars selling records with your name, address, driver's license number and other personal information so it can be used in all sorts of ways, from crafting insurance policies to screening job candidates.
Since 2005, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles has sold more than 1.39 billion records containing personal information to various companies, municipalities and other customers for about $42 million, according to state records.
Most of those records sold for a fraction of a penny each -- $0.00139 to be exact.
"It's just amazing," Sen. Tom Patton, a Strongsville Republican, said after learning of the sales.
Patton said he might attempt to shield some of the information through legislation because he has concerns about its widespread distribution and miniscule price tag.
"In my mind's eye, I don't want my information sold for a penny, much less a fraction," he said. "The information is sacred."
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