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Re:Sacramento Sheriff sharing license plate reader data with... by bdowling on Thursday July 06, 2023 @03:46PM (#36621740)
It depends. If you are a recognizable figure who people with ill intent are trying to find, then public knowledge of where and when you walk your dog is a big problem.

On the other hand, if there’s no way to connect a person to a license plate number without access to the DMV database, then that is not obviously an issue.

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Re:Sacramento Sheriff sharing license plate reader data with... by mrguyorama on Thursday July 06, 2023 @04:26PM (#36622380)
Except California is also notorious for selling access to that DMV database
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Re:Sacramento Sheriff sharing license plate reader data with... by landemva on Thursday July 06, 2023 @04:13PM (#36622135)
>> connect a person to a license plate number

What I drive are owned by trusts and LLCs, so on paper they are not connected to my driver license nor to me.

While I understand that cars are designed to be mobile and therefore easy to move around when stolen, I don't understand the necessity of a big plate with unique numbers. I don't have that on my bicycles.

If plates reduce theft, let the insurance companies and manufacturers work that out.

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