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habinerotoday at 4:03 AM10 repliesview on HN

I love these kinds of sites, since they're indistinguishable from honeypots. Sure, have my license plate and the information that I'm worried about being watched.


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blitzartoday at 11:22 AM

Reminds me of the (legit) form to claim compensation for a privacy leak.

Put in your name, address, phone number, dob, ssn and bank details - we will post you a cheque for $2.50

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AdmiralAsshattoday at 4:30 AM

With no other identifying info, though, what can they do with a license plate number in isolation?

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boomboomsubbantoday at 4:56 AM

They list their sources, if you care but don't trust them you could replicate it on your own.

RobRiveratoday at 4:20 AM

Lmao I got honeypotted in h.s. by one of those 'does your crush like you' astrology sites

hopelitetoday at 7:39 AM

I totally understand your sentiment, but you could just check a random assortment of license plate numbers you collected while driving around, which also includes yours. At the very least that would effectively obfuscate your license plate sufficiently that it could not be attributed beyond other methods that likely already have done so.

MangoToupetoday at 4:28 AM

Who isn't worried about being watched? I am certainly not confident the government can tell their ass from their face, so anyone could be suspect.

Simulacratoday at 4:05 AM

Sounds like social media ;-)

alilikestechtoday at 4:25 AM

Lol I actually tried it with my plate, i hope i don't get SWATed

temptemptemp111today at 4:11 AM

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