SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A recent audit says the state is illegally sharing personal data from drivers’ licenses.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports the audit, released Tuesday by the office of State Auditor John Dougall, says the Utah Driver License Division is sharing data such as Social Security numbers, birthdates, physical characteristics, addresses and license numbers.
The report calls for an end to such practices.
The Driver License Division says the law may be interpreted differently than the auditor asserts — and it plans to ask the Legislature to clarify whether it approves of its current data sharing.
The audit also complains that the division has not audited whether agencies that receive personal information that it provides use the data only as promised.
