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What's 240 Million Violations
Of Privacy Among Friends?
MARSHALL, TEXAS (CN) – Twelve corporations violated privacy law a mere 240 million times by buying a database containing more than 20 million motor vehicle records from the Texas Department of Public Safety, according to a class-action complaint in Federal Court. It’s the latest of several recent lawsuits claiming violations of the Driver Privacy Protection Act. Plaintiffs, represented by Thomas Corea of Dallas, seek punitive damages. The defendants are ACS State & Local Solutions, Centerpoint Energy International, FEDCHEX, Global 360 BGS, Gila Corp. dba Municipal Services Bureau, American Electric Power Service Corp., Houston Lighting & Power Co., the Industrial Foundation of America, TXU Business Services Co., Southwestern Bell Telephone dba Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Reliant Energy aka Reliant Resources, and the Texas Motor Transportation Association. See complaint:
http://www.courthousenews.com/TexDrive.pdf