Getting Someone's Driver's License Number

Getting Someone's Driver's License Number
Privacy laws have gotten more specific and strict over the
last fifteen years. The use of online information has
proliferated to the point where almost anyone armed with
just a little information and a willingness to spend some
money can find out a great many pieces of personal
information, including a person's driver's license number.
Having this data can lead to finding other information that
can be used for illegal purposes. Stalkers, identity
thieves and estranged partners can find people who
otherwise want to be protected and undetected.

Passed in the 1990s, the Driver's Privacy Protection Act
(DDPA) is intended to prevent just such invasions. It lists
specific reasons for legitimately accessing driver's
license numbers. Officials with the judicial system or
prospective employers have good legal reasons for getting
at these numbers. While the act has been amended to include
many of the technological changes of the last fifteen
years, ways to circumvent these safeguards are readily
available.

The Internet now provides many sites where you can access a
tremendous variety of information, some of which is
legitimate and some of which is not. Identity theft is a
huge problem now and a person equipped with a few pieces of
private information can steal money from unsuspecting
online shoppers and browsers. Some online sites state that
information thus gathered is not to be used for illegal
gain but that doesn't stop a thief hidden behind the
anonymity of the Internet.

The DDPA does protect against giving out some types of
private information - it does not restrict access to
certain types of public records. Some of these public
records contain sensitive private information which can be
then used to find out other, illegally usable information
such as a driver's license number. Driving records, some
legal proceedings, and real estate deals are all a matter
of public record and as such are accessible to the public.
Frequently, this type of record contains names, addresses
and other private data which can be parlayed into finding
really sensitive information.

Some of these online sites are expensive and do have
restrictions placed on them but are still usable for
finding someone and their information. States are enabled
to set up their own laws for curtailing access to private
data so it would be wise to explore what other avenues are
open to you for finding this type of information. Of
course, hiring a private detective can be useful if you are
willing to go that far.

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