Forget scanning license plates; cops will soon ID you via your roof rack

Discussion in 'privacy general' started by Minimalist, May 16, 2018.

  1. Minimalist

    Minimalist Registered Member

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    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...tes-cops-will-soon-id-you-via-your-roof-rack/
     
  2. mirimir

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    Simple solution: Make sure that they don't know which vehicle to search for. Anyone could find mine. But nobody would know to look for it.
     
  3. Palancar

    Palancar Registered Member

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    Wouldn't it be the one covered in "tin foil"? LOL
     
  4. mirimir

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    :)

    Really, if you met me in meatspace, you'd have no clue.
     
  5. EASTER

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    Ok, right away i'll immediately get busy to dismantle the one on my current SUV.

    NOT :argh:
     
  6. mirimir

    mirimir Registered Member

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    Hey, SUV.

    That reminds me of Shannon McCoole, former Love Zone admin "skee". It seems that he typically began posts with "Hiyas" perhaps from Tagalog). So investigators googled "skee hiyas". And they found posts on a 4WD forum, by a similarly named user, who used the same unusual greeting. In one post, he asked about lift kits. So investigators then restricted their searches with the suggested SKUs. And that led them to his Facebook page, where he had bragged about his vehicle. There, they also learned that he worked as a nanny. Busted.

    But of course, you don't really drive an SUV ;)
     
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