Originally Posted by
eja_ bottecchia
Foillowing you home is a more "active" behavior. You can always check your mirrors (which I do and have rraised my daughters to do). Getting a plate number and later an address is a more subtle way to get to someone.
And telephone books? Really? Number one, who still uses telephone books? And number two, do you know many people with listed numbers/address?
There is already way too much confidentail information floating out there, why add to it?
Yeah, but let's be real here, how often has this ever happened? That is, someone recorded a tag, found the owner of the vehicle (who may or may not have been actually driving) and then something bad happened? Way more likely to be followed, and even then, a rare event.
Fact is, it's pretty easy to get your info, if someone wants, my only point is: why be concerned about secret auto registration?
Any hey, I still receive a phone book, are you calling me old?
Well, you should, I am old. And somehow, DEX still delivers a phone book to my door every year.
And, you called it a "telephone book" so you might be older than me.
But, I was just making a statement, phone book term being generic for any search method. If you think about privacy, think about this: With some basic data about you and around $3.95, one could find just everything they want about you (previous addresses, spouses, employers, credit history, criminal record, etc.).
Again, point is, it's pretty easy to get the data, so being concerned about private car tags is petty concern.
That said, I'd favor confidential auto registration, but it would be low on the priority list of items I'd want to be confidential.