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It became customary because parking spaces are so hard to find in Seoul. You often need to block someone else's car. When the other car needs to move, they'll c
by kijin 3y ago
It became customary because parking spaces are so hard to find in Seoul. You often need to block someone else's car. When the other car needs to move, they'll call the number on your windscreen. It's usually on the driver's side near the VIN sticker. Most people answer immediately. They know they should expect calls if they parked where they might block somebody's movement.
Collecting these numbers is not scalable, though, so it's rarely used for spamming. If you're worried about strangers getting hold of all the personal information and social network profiles tied to your phone number, you can get an anonymized 050 number that forwards to your real number.
- kjkjadksj 3y agoIs it scaleable from modern higher resolution google street view images now?
- kijin 3y agoCan't see anything on publicly available street view images. The stickers are generally small, have low contrast, and are often hidden by the dot pattern surrounding the windshield if you look from straight ahead. (They are inside the car, on the dashboard. Example: [1]) You need to stand right next to the driver's seat and look down. Besides, there have been multiple data leaks of pretty much everyone's phone number, and over 80% of all available mobile numbers (010 + 8 digits) are in use. It would be much cheaper for spammers to buy a previously leaked dataset or even just call random numbers. [1] https://images.app.goo.gl/42Yevdz3uoAo3tDZ9 https://images.app.goo.gl/42Yevdz3uoAo3tDZ9
- justsomehnguy 3y agohttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005473307991.html?sku_id=12000033221231885 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005473307991.html?sku_id... And bazillion of others designs, including a piece of paper with a handwritten number.
- pdntspa 3y agoIIRC the guy who started one of those yellowpages.com-type sites started by acquiring, scanning, and OCRing various Yellow Pages books. Back in the day each one was hundreds of pages. I wouldn't underestimate folks' tenacity