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Interesting... I've been looking at used cars for my daughter. I've come across the ads with the plate visible, the ones with it blurred/blocked out, and the ones with the stupid finger over the pic.
My sister is a state trooper. We had lunch the other day. I brought this up. I asked why people do this. I can see your plate perfectly well while I'm sitting behind you at a light and it seems to me... even if they know your address from an ad, it doesn't seem like there's much they can do to which the plate/address tie-in.
She said... If somebody has a 2013 Nissan Sentra in silver... and they need a bunk plate for some reason... They'll search ads for a 2013 silver Nissan Sentra that shows the plate. Make a "fake". Then... when the cop sitting behind you at a light runs the plate or the "reader" runs it... it all looks legit. Especially if they have 58 outstanding tickets in a city that uses the drive-by plate readers to find cars to boot/tow.
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