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If you get drivers info by hacking a DMV database, it's prison. If you got the same details by paying a few millions for FOIA requests, you're a good citizen and a model tax payer.

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Unless you're the state of Florida, and you make millions by selling the DMV database to private buyers... [0]

[0] https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/i-team-investi...

Jokes aside, can you really file FOIA requests to get personal driver details from DMV? I thought FOIA would only apply for stuff that is meant to be public, but isn't due to difficulties of hosting, putting it up, etc.

Mind you, I didn't research the topic of what can or cannot be requested with FOIA, so I might be totally wrong.

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