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The difference in rational is pretty simple: A plate identifies a vehicle. A vehicle is not a person. Govt can't give out personally identifiable informatio
by count 8y ago
The difference in rational is pretty simple:
A plate identifies a vehicle. A vehicle is not a person. Govt can't give out personally identifiable information.
- vageli 8y agoBut a plate identifies a vehicle _and_ its owner—not just a vehicle.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoA vehicle’s owner is public information in the US. Credit Karma knows the vehicles I own based on DMV records, and recommends me insurance accordingly.
- rblatz 8y agoAnd they know that because your PII (name, address, social) is mapped to a profile, and that profile is also mapped to license plates and Vins. So you can use one to look up the other info in either direction.
- count 8y agoAddresses can be used that way to, but an address as a stand alone data item is used for every public land record in existence. Think of a license plate as an 'address' for a car.