I need to know....

[rdass623]

having been in law enforcement, a plate can be run, providing basic information on the registered owner. if you are that concerned, blur your plate if not, don't worry about it. I have seen in some of the posts some people complaining about someone photographing their cars and plate. if you don't want that to happen, park it in your garage. when you are in public, it is open season for someone to take a picture, and you have no expectation of privacy. if your privacy is so valuable, stay in your house and don't forget to take the numbers for your address off the house!

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by rdass623

having been in law enforcement, a plate can be run, providing basic information on the registered owner.

You mind running a quick chk on this bad boy for us?! He owes me a ride w/ top down since about a month+



Just kidding with ya. I don't think its a paranoia thing.... these days very few options are left to common people for "protecting" their privacy. If one gets the "felling" that he/she hides his identity, or does well protecting his personal information in any ways possible, whatever it is, then I am all up for it. Go happy and blur your plates... feels good then it feels good that's all there is to it really!

Wouldn't go as far as calling those who does blur out their plates "paranoid"

[Nine8Six]

Yes I am one of those who somehow follows the group and blur his car plates. Don't ask me why I do it, seriously I have no specific reason to do so. Might have to do with the plate's numbers size, typeface, color, possibly clashing with the vehicle you try to picture. Car pics almost looks better without a license plate. No?

Don't you guys prefer looking at cars having their license plate blanked and/or replaced with a sponsor or automaker logo instead? I'm already convinced that it is how a Professional Photograph would want it to be

[The Radium King]

until some russian mobster with a new lambo gets warranty refused on his $20k premature wear clutch job because photos of his car at the track show up on the first page of a google search for "lamborghini mosport" ...



this isn't tin foil hat stuff.

[Perfectlap]

Listen to me, as someone who once dealt with very sophisticated criminals in federal court on daily basis, the last thing you want to do is put any personal information on the internet that calls attention to the fact that you have assets worth plundering. And no you don't have to be a billionaire. The profit in these crimes is not in going after a big whale but scooping up all the sardines. The license plate information is not all that relevant but more so the fact that you're not very cautious, and with cyber security in its current state (i.e. poor) a well-traveled criminal probably figures you are sloppy about other things too. Someone who understands the reach that the internet has doesn't take uncessary risk. Case in point, most people have their banking with one of three major banks. Their internet provider with one of only a couple of companies. All of these have been hacked. It's not your physical property they'll be checking out. That's a high risk/low reward proposition that migh actually get them caught... One time we had a guy come on a bank fraud arrest. He had so many different alliases that they weren't sure which was correct so they listed all of them. It took up nearly the whole first page of the complaint. When the he came in wearing belly chains and hand cuffs I figured his age to be about 15. Okay this was like 15 years ago when these sorts of thigns were actually hard to do.

[BFeller]

Russian Criminals Amass Massive Stolen Password Cache - Page: 1 | CRN

That s a link to an article claiming 1/2 sets of login credentials have been found cached in Russia. A more credible newsletter I subscribe to lists a smaller - yet still staggering number. I cancelled a Verizon account over a year ago. Yesterday I got a letter telling me that it had been hacked. Letter stated that the hacker had full access, except for payment details on a stored account - and that was simply because i did not let Verizon auto bill or otherwise store the payment information - although they offered.....so yeah, I don't try to share to much.

[Muzzle of Bees]

You should try to not draw attention to yourself at anytime. It is very easy to find out who the vehicle is registered to via the plate number.

[Mark_T]

Mindless paranoia

[The Radium King]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

Mindless paranoia

paranoid, perhaps. what is mindless is your disdain for others opinions.

[Timco]

Originally Posted by The Radium King

paranoid, perhaps. what is mindless is your disdain for others opinions.

He's from Canada. Gotta give him some slack........

[Mark_T]

Originally Posted by The Radium King

paranoid, perhaps. what is mindless is your disdain for others opinions.

Exactly the point - it is paranoia based on uninformed opinion with no basis in fact, in other words, mindless.

A private citizen, at least in Canada, cannot run a plate - I know because I've tried. If you think you have a reason then you go to the police and state your complaint and they will run the plate and investigate, but they will not release the information to you unless their investigation warrants it. Even a police officer cannot legally run a plate for personal reasons - again, I know as I have worked for the Mounties and am aware of the regulations. Are you starting to understand the difference between "mindless" and "informed" yet? I can try and make the explanation a little simpler for you if need be...

Tell you what - here's my plate: Manitoba DHK 976. Tell me what you find out. Be warned that if you do get any info I will immediately file a complaint with the police and your source will be in trouble.

[jb92563]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

Tell you what - here's my plate: Manitoba DHK 976. Tell me what you find out. Be warned that if you do get any info I will immediately file a complaint with the police and your source will be in trouble.

Uh oh, so I hear you are coming to my local Auto-X and think you can beat the pants off of me so I called the RCMP and reported a car with your plate as stolen by an armed bandit, in the vicinity of the Auto-X track.

That ought to slow you down!

I also photo copied your plate to full size and use it over my own plate when I drive down the toll roads. hehehe.

See, the stolen identity can be used for all sorts of fun stuff.

I know because I have been a victim of the toll roads scam.
I keep getting bills from the toll road folks claiming I owe them fees and late fees and more fees for using the toll roads. I never drive the toll roads because I don't live near any.

Anyway, just joking of course, but the point is to avoid having your identity out there for idiots to torture you with.

[dbear61]

Originally Posted by Mark_T;413470Tell you what - here's my plate: [B

Manitoba DHK 976[/B]. Tell me what you find out. Be warned that if you do get any info I will immediately file a complaint with the police and your source will be in trouble.

Well, Google came up with this:
Eastern National Bristol Lodekka 976 DHK B W Photo | eBay

This:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqx0wVEDTZE

And this:
http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/53548-i-need-know-3.html

So you're either:
A) the former owner of a British double decker bus recently sold on e-Bay;
B) Some kind of cray-cray You-Tube dancing maniac; or
C) A wise but cantankerous Boxster owner who has little use for fools.

I'm in the U.S., so I hope I didn't violate any international laws or U.S.-Canadian treaty.

DBear

[mikeman]

Originally Posted by The Radium King

paranoid, perhaps. what is mindless is your disdain for others opinions.

It's not disdain, it's incredulity that others would demand me (or any other photographer) to alter their work, based on their own paranoia, when they themselves are not making an effort to conceal said "private" information.


Not trying to come off like a dick here, but if you're not going to take the 30 seconds to spin a few screws out of your bumper, don't expect me to take 30 seconds to cover it up in photoshop. On 20 different photos. Of each car. .

I know I know.. :ah:

lol.

It just always blows me away that it should be my responsibility after the fact.

[Davev]

Total silliness. Park the car in the garage and keep the lights off. Safe.

[Davev]

Evidence of a crime about to happen. Not for all viewers here. You have been warned!

Let's See Your Personalized Plate

[Perfectlap]

^ well if the track is a private property requiring someone to pay to enter then I don't think the driver has the duty to conceal his personal information. And the driver would need to be notified upon entering that a third party has been permitted to photograph the events.

And you may think it's paranoia to protect one's identity on a private property, but whether you are correct or not is irellevant.
Depending on the venue and the laws for that jurisdiction, it may be perfectly within their right to demand that you not publish what was not photographed in public.

[JayG]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

^ well if the track is a private property requiring someone to pay to enter then I don't think the driver has the duty to conceal his personal information. And the driver would need to be notified upon entering that a third party has been permitted to photograph the events.

And you may think it's paranoia to protect one's identity on a private property, but whether you are correct or not is irellevant.
Depending on the venue and the laws for that jurisdiction, it may be perfectly within their right to demand that you not publish what was not photographed in public.

Once again PL we are on the same page

[silver-S]

As a thought experiment: would you use the same argument to publish pics you took at a nudist camp? It might seem extreme, but I think the participants at both places probably expect their presence to be a "safe" place to do whatever it is they're doing there, and not to end up on the internet without their knowledge.

We don't have front plates here, so the people who photograph AX days shoot the front or side or the cars. I hadn't though of it, but they post them to our region site and I don't believe I've seen a shot with a plate showing. Intent or random? Don't know, but I think I'll ask now.

[JayG]

Originally Posted by silver-S

As a thought experiment: would you use the same argument to publish pics you took at a nudist camp? It might seem extreme, but I think the participants at both places probably expect their presence to be a "safe" place to do whatever it is they're doing there, and not to end up on the internet without their knowledge.

Ahh a "Gedanken" experiment! Good point

Originally Posted by silver-S

We don't have front plates here, so the people who photograph AX days shoot the front or side or the cars. I hadn't though of it, but they post them to our region site and I don't believe I've seen a shot with a plate showing. Intent or random? Don't know, but I think I'll ask now.

Great idea