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As California debated sharing data on drivers, Homeland Security subpoenaed 17 million records

Privacy advocates raised alarms as California lawmakers voted to share driver license information with a national nonprofit database. Then, the Trump administration sought trucker records from the organization.

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As California debated sharing data on drivers, Homeland Security subpoenaed 17 million records
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