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Subject:Re: License Plates in online pictures - a risk or not?
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:40:32 -0400

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

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