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Blue states seek to stop DHS from accessing commercial driver's license database

Nextgov/FCW · · US Federal · Surveillance & Civil Liberties

In a court filing, a coalition of Democrat-led states says the Department of Homeland Security’s demand for trucker data is part of a broader effort to create a “nationwide surveillance system.”

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