Date:         Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:40:32 -0400
Reply-To:     Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: License Plates in online pictures - a risk or not?
Comments: To: Roland <syncronicity1@gmail.com>
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It is only really bad for those people who have cars which are
publicised in articles, car shows, or just are really nice (not saying
your vanagon is not nice; however, I do not believe many people would
go out of their way to steal it).

my 0.02 U$D

Sudhir

On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Roland <syncronicity1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Folks,
>
> I've had this lingering question about showing license plates in online
> pictures.  On a few occasions I've erased out the license plate, on other
> occasions I've just let it go.
>
> Is this really a risk?  Can somebody use this info in a bad way?  Is it a
> security or privacy issue really?  And how would somebody use this info or
> do something with it?  I really cannot think of how some bad guy would do
> something with the info.  I guess if someone worked at the DMV they could
> look up my address (and get arrested), but so what, you can do that in
> other ways.
>
> Thanks!
> Roland