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Driver's license numbers, names, birthdates, addresses, and vehicle registration information were stolen for nearly 28 million Texas drivers who received a license before February of 2019.

Wait a minute. Isn't this all public data? In fact you have been able to pay to access all of that data through a company called Public Data since the 90s. So what exactly is the new risk here? https://login.publicdata.com/

It's also a bit absurd that the victim count is 28M. The total population of Texas is 28M, which includes small children who aren't drivers.




This is all public info. You can scan & decode the PDF417 barcode on your state issued identification to see exactly what data is available. Most jurisdictions conform to the AAMVA standard for this.




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