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After 27 million driver’s license records are stolen, Texans get angry with the seller: Government

Texas doesn't respect privacy of its citizens, Watchdog Dave Lieber says. The state sells data about you to companies and others. Recently, driver's license records for 27 million past and current license holders was stolen and available on the dark web.

The Watchdog asks, why doesn’t the state do a better job protecting our privacy?

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CEO and Founder Jon Davis of the Retail Ready Career Center stands outside the building that still houses his business in Garland, Texas Thursday September 26, 2019. He has been charged in federal court in Dallas with wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft in connection with G.I. Bill funding he received for his school. But he says the government has improperly turned a potential civil regulatory case into a criminal matter.

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