07-10-2015, 06:27 AM | #1 |
Why are you hiding your digits?
Hello everyone!
I have a general question to the masses: Why do people hide their registration plate in photos? Strangers can read the plate as you drive down the road or see the car in your driveway. Maybe someone could run the plate and find my name and address, but to what end? Is it an identity theft issue because they may be able to get my date of birth, too? Or, should I be worried that some stranger may pay me a visit at home? I am just really curious. Please enlighten me! Thanks, Bryan |
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07-10-2015, 06:34 AM | #2 | |
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In todays world, you should be more worried about people doing a trace on your IP, hacking your home computer, or hacking institutions that have financial information about you. Best practice is to cancel your credit cards and debit cards yearly, and have new ones issues. IRS, Home Depot, Target, Anthem are some of the large companies hacked and thousands and thousands of personal information stolen. |
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07-10-2015, 06:51 AM | #3 |
Thank you, Beefcake.
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07-10-2015, 07:44 AM | #4 |
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I always thought it was funny too. If someone runs your plate through NCIC or similar system for personal use, they can be terminated from their job and prosecuted. It's not like the old days when I could run any license # and find out about someone.
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07-10-2015, 10:09 AM | #6 | |
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07-10-2015, 10:30 AM | #7 |
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WOW really? Troll
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07-10-2015, 11:00 AM | #9 |
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07-10-2015, 11:13 AM | #10 |
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I only hide them when I drive.
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07-10-2015, 11:24 AM | #11 |
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Wow crazy thread, but I hide mine simply because it's that much harder to track me..especially under my tinfoil hat enclosed in my anti nuke basement lol
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07-10-2015, 11:53 AM | #12 | |
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So they do exist in the wild! |
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07-10-2015, 12:17 PM | #13 |
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Hahaha fair enough
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07-10-2015, 02:09 PM | #14 |
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Our local car dealerships can run plates and get any info associated with the plate. They need the info when cars get randomly dropped off on the lot and they need to contact the owner.
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