HUGE! Dem SOS Sued For Violating Minnesota Law When He Gave “Highly Sensitive Personal Information” of Adults and Minors To ERIC
A lawsuit against Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has been filed in a federal court by the MN Association of Government Accountability, several of its adult members, two minors under the age of 18, and MN State Senators Mark Koran and Calvin Bahr.
The claim, filed by Attorney Erik Kaardal, alleges that the Secretary’s unauthorized disclosures of the plaintiffs’ private information, specifically, their private driver data to third-party organizations, violates their rights under the 1994 DPA (Drivers Privacy Protection Act), 18 U.S.C. § 2721.
The DPPA was passed to better protect individuals’ personal information held by state motor vehicle authorities. The law restricts the disclosure and use of highly sensitive personal information in state motor vehicle agency databases,
