Accumulator
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Overkill is good when it comes to PERSEC, no matter who you are. Make no mistake, [bad people] can make use of any and all info just as well as most LE agencies; don't make their job easier.
Why blur license plates in photos?
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JCastro1085
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Scottwax said:
Accumulator said:
Lol Gentleman you worry about your plate # being posted, this Gentleman posted his SSN # on a huge billboard and let that truck drive around down town for everyone to see it.
Here take a look: YouTube - LifeLock Commercial
Dan
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JCastro1085 said:
Well, he stands to profit from it, and he is also a big dirtbag that, if reports are correct, committed identity theft himself.
JCastro1085 said:
He also a victim of identify theft.
Police Say LifeLock Coerced Unusable Confession from Identity Theft Suspect | Threat Level | Wired.com
wfedwar said:
I had a car parked in front of my house a few years back, for a while and it never moved. I gave a cop the plate number and he told me who and what house it belonged to. LOL It's not that hard. Actually it wasn't really even a cop.
There's also been times I've been working on a construction project and needed to get a car off the street because people can not read "No parking" signs and they'd give me the name and address so we could try and get it moved by the owner before towing.
imported_Detailing Technology
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I don't see the real value in blurring plates.
If someone asks me to do it, fine.
Be real guys -
Plate is visible in the driveway, dealership, and the road
The cars are insured
If someone wanted them, do you really think they are going to look for a plate in a pictre on an internet forum and drive over to steal the car.
The attempt and success rate on that has got to be next to zero.
Plus boys - its just 3 simple steps if someone really wanted to steal.
They can just follow you to the cars (You are easy to meet.click n brag.)
Bash your head in with a hammer while a Makita is screaming and you have an ipod on.
Grab the keys and race away.
Ever read about that happeneing?
Not.
If someone asks me to do it, fine.
Be real guys -
Plate is visible in the driveway, dealership, and the road
The cars are insured
If someone wanted them, do you really think they are going to look for a plate in a pictre on an internet forum and drive over to steal the car.
The attempt and success rate on that has got to be next to zero.
Plus boys - its just 3 simple steps if someone really wanted to steal.
They can just follow you to the cars (You are easy to meet.click n brag.)
Bash your head in with a hammer while a Makita is screaming and you have an ipod on.
Grab the keys and race away.
Ever read about that happeneing?
Not.
JCastro1085 said:
Goody for him. I'm NOT posting my customer's plates on the internet.
A few years back on another board, someone posted a riced out Accord, complete with the rear license plate visible. Within 30-40 minutes, someone had plastered the owner's personal information in the thread, urging others to mail letters to the guy telling him how crappy his car looked.
Innovative Detailing
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Scottwax said:
Policy of a professional, alway!:2thumbs:
jdoria said:
I guess you sort of have to know how major car thieves operate. They usually don't randomly drive around looking for a car to boost. They are finding them online now on forums like this. We have a local forum where a car gets stolen daily on and it's a fact they shop for the cars on this site and steal them right from the drives at night. The shell will be found with a note that says, "Thanks you xxxxxxxx.com!" on it. It's been happening for a long time and I believe they just figured out who it was when the Detroit P.D. got involved and they made arrest. These guys don't want to spend the night tailing cars around. They make their shopping list off of local sites where kids brag about their cars and money invested and head out and grab a few a night.
And you can't assume your customers cars are insured. A lot of people don't keep theft coverage on their rides. I am of of those people. I keep it on my bikes but not the car. For what I paid for the car I'd pay more to insure it for theft coverage.
Setec Astronomy
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wfedwar said:
You're being a little naive here, yes, it really seems like a problem. If all these problems were easy to solve, there wouldn't be any crime, would there?
As long as security guards, and low-on-the-totem-pole people with access to credit card numbers and other personal info can make enough money selling the information to criminals, this isn't going to stop anytime soon.
Just to get to your quote--it's not that DMV records are "that insecure", it's that people with access to them are willing to sell them. Heck, the big thing around here this year seems to be people who took jobs as holiday help as cashiers at department stores and participate in various criminal activity at the register.
JCastro1085
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Scottwax said:
EliminatorXP said:
And thats great, I never said I would post other individuals plate #
Accumulator
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Setec Astronomy said:
Most people are completely unaware regarding the capabilities of professional criminals. The average person would dismiss things that are commonly done as fiction. It can be about a lot more serious stuff than a car getting stolen...
And yeah, DMV/etc. records really are notorious for security breaches. As noted, it's usually the people working there who are the problem.
imported_Detailing Technology
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Am I the only one? But I dont really care if someone stole one of my cars.
I'd be most pissed that I lost a SureFire flashlight. :grrr
I would however be concerned if they broke into my house garage. But its alarmed and on camera with the rest of the house. If you want my junks that bad, what am I going do, shoot you?
That happened to a guy I worked with about 2+ years ago who lives in NJ.
A 17 year old summer helper for the contractor he had doing his kitchen stole the garage door opener out of his wife’s car and came back one evening to steal it.
The home owner heard the garage door open and ran down to the kitchen with his gun. He opened the garage door and shot the kid in his "genital area" (read: nuts) then beat the sht out of him for a while waiting for the cops.
He said the kid came equipped!
Not only did he steal the garage door opener, he stole the key for the car from one of the drawers in the kitchen they were remodeling. He also was carrying a stun gun and pepper spray which were turned on him until exhausted. Got to love a happy ending.
I'd be most pissed that I lost a SureFire flashlight. :grrr
I would however be concerned if they broke into my house garage. But its alarmed and on camera with the rest of the house. If you want my junks that bad, what am I going do, shoot you?
That happened to a guy I worked with about 2+ years ago who lives in NJ.
A 17 year old summer helper for the contractor he had doing his kitchen stole the garage door opener out of his wife’s car and came back one evening to steal it.
The home owner heard the garage door open and ran down to the kitchen with his gun. He opened the garage door and shot the kid in his "genital area" (read: nuts) then beat the sht out of him for a while waiting for the cops.
He said the kid came equipped!
Not only did he steal the garage door opener, he stole the key for the car from one of the drawers in the kitchen they were remodeling. He also was carrying a stun gun and pepper spray which were turned on him until exhausted. Got to love a happy ending.
zackslapshot20
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1st off- So what, on average you drive your car an hour or two a day so if i took a wild guess oh maybe a couple thousand people glance your car a day depending on where you live. (Maybe less, maybe more) Why would anyone want 2+ million viewers (access to MUCH more) online seeing their license plate. Especially if you have a higher end car worth more than many peoples homes. If i were one of my customers i sure as heck wouldn't want my license plate floating around to some thief across the country.
2nd off- You should ask permission to take a picture of the customers car before you even think of posting it on the internet, it could be a personal issue with the customer (people and there cars these days, you know how they are)
3rd off- As stated before in this thread, personal information can be easily accessed and that information can and in the right hands WILL lead to identity theft, as has already happened to me. TRUST ME you don't need that extra pain in the A** in your life. And believe me it is a true pain in the rear end, i have already worked 50+hours on getting all of it resolved. Some people in this world need to get a life and grow up and acquire a real hobby/job.
This is just my 2 cents. Have a good one
2nd off- You should ask permission to take a picture of the customers car before you even think of posting it on the internet, it could be a personal issue with the customer (people and there cars these days, you know how they are)
3rd off- As stated before in this thread, personal information can be easily accessed and that information can and in the right hands WILL lead to identity theft, as has already happened to me. TRUST ME you don't need that extra pain in the A** in your life. And believe me it is a true pain in the rear end, i have already worked 50+hours on getting all of it resolved. Some people in this world need to get a life and grow up and acquire a real hobby/job.
This is just my 2 cents. Have a good one
Dan
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Danase said:
There are (as usual) a lot of folks that just don't read the thread. I posted above that you can google search the topic and find places that charge as little as $30 for a tag lookup. Guess that was missed too.
Accumulator
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Tag lookup + GoogleEarth + MapQuest = Bad News
jdoria- Eh, I'd care about the vehicle theft; they aren't building any of mine any more and I don't want the newer, "better" versions. Well, OK...I wouldn't sweat the theft of the Yukon XLD, in that case, that's what insurance is for.
But yeah, you have the right idea about the real priorities here :xyxthumbs
zackslapshot20- Sorry to hear about the ID theft, what a drag that must've been.
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jdoria- Eh, I'd care about the vehicle theft; they aren't building any of mine any more and I don't want the newer, "better" versions. Well, OK...I wouldn't sweat the theft of the Yukon XLD, in that case, that's what insurance is for.
But yeah, you have the right idea about the real priorities here :xyxthumbs
zackslapshot20- Sorry to hear about the ID theft, what a drag that must've been.
Welcome to Autopia!