Blurring licenses in photos?

[Subie59]

Just wondering why people are so obsessed about blurring license plates in photos on the net. What can be done with a license plate number. Is it car theft or identity theft that people are concerned about. Heck we drive around everywhere with our licenses for everyone to see. Just wondering?

[jeffast]

people hereon teh inter webs can find out who you are and where you live, and come steal your car.

[Mensaf]

I honestly don't think we need to worry about that too much.

[Sov13t]

They are just showing off their 1337 Microsoft Paint skillz

[LetItSnow]

Originally Posted by jeffast

people on he inter webs can find out who you are and where you live, and come steal your car.

Challenge: Prove. NY plate DXD 2654

[Landshark]

Originally Posted by LetItSnow

Challenge: Prove. NY plate DXD 2654

i'll bet that's not your plate.

how about a pic of it on your car, with you holding up a sign that says "RAW FURRY".

[lhopp77]

Makes no sense to me either. How many people see the number when you drive down the street??

Lee

[Cynic]

I don't want to spend the money, but am told these work...and I'm sure there is probably a way to find it for free.

USA
https://secure.bestpeoplesearch.com/...L,Service.aspx

Or Canada
http://www.reverse-license-plate.com....php?id=cdn202

[jeffast]

Originally Posted by LetItSnow

Challenge: Prove. NY plate DXD 2654

screw that it costs $5 at the dmv to look up plates, go check for your self.

[bwb3]

.....and for $39.95 membership you can look up dmv records all you want. Also check if you were a good boy. http://www.gov-records.com/?hop=jkwent
Gene

[LetItSnow]

Originally Posted by jeffast

screw that it costs $5 at the dmv to look up plates, go check for your self.

Give me any shred of evidence that this is true.

For the other links, with any reading done, it's pretty apparent that you have to be a little bit more than a casual Joe to ask for an investigator to get information for you within 60 days.

I agree with 59.

Landshark - Prove that it's not my plate.

[Landshark]

Originally Posted by LetItSnow

Give me any shred of evidence that this is true.

For the other links, with any reading done, it's pretty apparent that you have to be a little bit more than a casual Joe to ask for an investigator to get information for you within 60 days.

I agree with 59.

Landshark - Prove that it's not my plate.

its $29 to get it searched. i don't feel like stealing your car, so i'm not gonna pay it.


i could drop your plate# over at NASIOC OT and get it searched for free, but that may not end well for you.

[Royal Tiger]

Originally Posted by LetItSnow

Challenge: Prove. NY plate DXD 2654

I could post everything about you, but what would it prove.

The point about blurring plates is that it prevents someone from finding the address of a particular car a thief is looking for. Not much of an issue on a SVX board perhaps, but on Rennlist (Porsche) I educated the masses on the dangers. More of a risk with a $150k car like a 911TT or GT3 RS.

Before you start the prove it line again, here is one way it works. I take your plate to my local police station and report it as a hit and run offender. The accident report is public information, and includes the address of the registered owner of the plate. There are other identity theft and scams available to the clever as well. Yes your plate is out there for EVERYONE to see when driving around, but if I'm looking for a Signal Orange 2008 911 GT3 RS what are the chances I'll see one driving, but hop over to the forums and I might see a picture with a plate of a car I'm looking for.

[LetItSnow]

Originally Posted by Royal Tiger

I could post everything about you, but what would it prove.

It would prove that someone could, for one thing.

Originally Posted by Royal Tiger

The point about blurring plates is that it prevents someone from finding the address of a particular car a thief is looking for.

This part has been established.

Originally Posted by Royal Tiger

Not much of an issue on a SVX board perhaps, but on Rennlist (Porsche) I educated the masses on the dangers. More of a risk with a $150k car like a 911TT or GT3 RS.

Contrary to this, I can't think of the last time I saw a $100k+ car with a blurred plate, but piles of cars that don't reach $30k are easy to find left and right that way. Consider keeping this in context; the SVX is not a $150k car, and I'm prone to believe that most households' summed values of their respective cars don't find their way to that mark.

Originally Posted by Royal Tiger

Before you start the prove it line again, here is one way it works. I take your plate to my local police station and report it as a hit and run offender. The accident report is public information, and includes the address of the registered owner of the plate. There are other identity theft and scams available to the clever as well.

"The prove it line" was a simple challenge, asking anyone to show that it was ridiculously easy to get this information. I apologize if I offended you.

$5, $29, $89, and who knows what other prices are either unfounded in policy or they give you a need-to-know (where you give your identity), a 6-8 week period, and a MAYBE on the information. Registering a false police report is quite illegal, and I find it hard to believe that someone would leave that mud on their shoes for a $5k, $20k, or even $50k car.

Blurring or blanking a plate on the vast majority of cars is not likely a useful security measure.

[Royal Tiger]

It is but a small step in the grand scheme of things. It can and has happened so what is the harm in doing it, it takes like 5 seconds. As for prove it, depending on what NY attatches to your OLN (driver's license) you can even get SSN #'s in some cases.