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U.S. Homeland Security subpoenaed 17 million California driver records

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security subpoenaed 17 million driver records as California debated sharing driver data. The report concerns a large-scale government data-access dispute.

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Mass access to driver records raises significant privacy and civil-rights concerns for millions of people.

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  1. As California debated sharing data on drivers, Homeland Security subpoenaed 17 million records ↗timesofsandiego.com · Recorded source date: Sep 6, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC

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