It's not about hiding — it's about sending a message.
IIRC, Steve Jobs was known to do this in his black plateless Mercedes (decades ago).
Wired even wrote this up (2010). Getting a new lease every 6 months, which apparently legally let him go plateless somehow. https://www.wired.com/2010/08/the-mystery-of-steve-jobs-plat...
I found it pretty grossly offensive a practice.
Wired even wrote this up (2010). Getting a new lease every 6 months, which apparently legally let him go plateless somehow. https://www.wired.com/2010/08/the-mystery-of-steve-jobs-plat...
I found it pretty grossly offensive a practice.