[DeTomaso] NPC? Why do people black out license plate numbers in photos on Internet?

[Charles Engles]

Dear Daryl,


             Excellent points of practical importance.


                               Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles



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From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf
Of Daryl Adams
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 4:40 PM
To: lotus0005 at hotmail.com; detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC? Why do people black out license plate numbers
in photos on Internet?


I think the whole thing is laughable and stems from some over inflated sense
of self importance. You know, "I'm so $#^%ing important that I simply have
to maintain my privacy". Meanwhile they drive their car around town without
a second thought about what "bad dude" might be following them home.

A friend of mine is doing an internet exotic car site and asked to come by
my place the other day to shoot some video of my cars and car barn. He
showed up with a very professional crew and they spent quite a while
filming. The producer came up to me and said, "Don't worry, we have state of
the art software that will pixelize your license plates to obscure them." I
asked, "What the hell for?" He says, "Well, for... privacy...I guess, You
know." So I said, "Look, you're interviewing me for this piece, so people
are going to know my name. I drive my cars all the time, so anybody can
follow me home. When I go to cruise night am I supposed to stop a mile from
my house, turn off my lights and sneek  home under cover of darkness? I
don't want people thinking I'm a pretentious jerk."

Daryl Adams

Mangusta 8MA888 (ONLY 401)
Dino GTS 04478 (DINO GTS)
Lamborghini Espada 7159 (68 LMBO)
Superformance P2123 (MKI GT40)


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com>
To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Sat, Jun 15, 2013 12:20 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC? Why do people black out license plate numbers
in photos on Internet?


Same thing in Texas - years ago you could call them on the phone and get the
owner's name and address of any license plate.  Not any more.  Maybe it's a
good 
thing!  The world has changed so.    --BILL Lewis

> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:13:57 -0400
> To: garth_rodericks at yahoo.com; detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC? Why do people black out license plate numbers
in 
photos on Internet?
> 
> 
> In a message dated 6/15/13 9 59 29, garth_rodericks at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> 
> > Just a guess, but I believe the concern here is that if someone 
> > wanted to steal your car they could find your address (presumably 
> > the location of the car) from the license plate.
> > 
> > 
> > In California you used to be able to walk into the DMV with a 
> > license plate number, fill out a form, state that this vehicle is 
> > blocking part of your  driveway and that you'd like to ask the owner 
> > to move it, wait a moment, then walk out with the registered owner's 
> > address.  Again, you used to be able to do this in California, but I 
> > believe they no longer give out addresses.
> > 
> >>>We now live in an age of privacy (government snooping
notwithstanding!). 
>   I don't think any DMV in the country will give out any information to 
> anybody anymore.   Just yesterday, I was unable to renew the registration
on 
> Lori's Miata because it's registered in her name.   The DMV would take the

> money, but would not issue the registration paperwork/sticker to 
> anybody
except 
> the licensed owner.
> 
> The funny thing is, what happens when she changes her name on her drivers 
> licence to Lori Drew (a DMV chore for next week).   Will they then refuse
to 
> issue registration paperwork to HER because her cars are registered under 
> her maiden name?   She will probably have to switch them all over at the
same 
> time.   Glad this topic made me think of that....
> > 
> > Mike
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