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SpankMe

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3. Faking a license plate

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 01:18 PM

Jan 2018

When the idea of license plate scanning and database collection came up years ago, I read a piece about how it would be possible to alter a license plate in subtle ways to throw off the readers. Like, use pieces of white, yellow, blue or black tape to subtly change C's into O's, 3's into 8's, interchange L's and 1's, and other bits of chicanery to give the readers the wrong number. That way, a scan of a plate doesn't locate the car properly.

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Exclusive: ICE is about to start tracking license plates across the US [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 OP

Looks like Trump has found his secret police DBoon Jan 2018 #1

does look that way doesn't it dembotoz Jan 2018 #2

I wonder when they will change to their 1930/1940s retro uniforms. justhanginon Jan 2018 #4

They'll sync it with the kickoff of the XFL. snort Jan 2018 #33

Yep RandomAccess Jan 2018 #5

Exactly PatSeg Jan 2018 #7

Exactly RandomAccess Jan 2018 #11

ICE uniforms should be brown. Not UPS Brown, Ilsa Jan 2018 #19

I read a book awhile back PatSeg Jan 2018 #25

Just to add PatSeg Jan 2018 #28

I'll look for that to borrow from my county digital library. Ilsa Jan 2018 #37

It was an excellent book PatSeg Jan 2018 #39

this book. barbtries Jan 2018 #31

Shudder RandomAccess Jan 2018 #41

ICE is the scariest thing PatSeg Jan 2018 #6

Yes, they are way too enthusiastic. LisaM Jan 2018 #14

I'm afraid PatSeg Jan 2018 #15

A friend barbtries Jan 2018 #24

Soon PatSeg Jan 2018 #29

yeah, i think it is a purge. barbtries Jan 2018 #32

You're not alone PatSeg Jan 2018 #34

i don't know. barbtries Jan 2018 #36

I think my generation PatSeg Jan 2018 #38

sounds like we're of the same generation barbtries Jan 2018 #40

Republicans have become PatSeg Jan 2018 #42

Oh, yes - they were well vetted. They had a good thug-quotient, a lower IQ, needed the job/money erronis Jan 2018 #22

Well, the ones on the job in January 2017 would have been hired LisaM Jan 2018 #23

Good point. And one we should continue to think about. The inertia of bureaucracy erronis Jan 2018 #26

Faking a license plate SpankMe Jan 2018 #3

Yes, I am sure that would go over well with your local law enforcement. Chakaconcarne Jan 2018 #8

Wouldn't that be more likely to draw attention to yourself, though? xor Jan 2018 #9

Why fake it? Put a heavy dose of mud on it Weed Man Jan 2018 #10

Mud works magic askyagerz Jan 2018 #16

big brother is indeed watching. wave to agent mikey. niyad Jan 2018 #12

I'm sure mikey would be happy to do a "detail" sweep-through! erronis Jan 2018 #27

about damned time he did something useful. niyad Jan 2018 #30

Some agencies already do this tracking by license plate readers...for some time too. NT SWBTATTReg Jan 2018 #13

This is awful. Corgigal Jan 2018 #17

My eyes played a little trick on me. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2018 #18

My eyes did the same lunasun Jan 2018 #43

Has anyone heard of any ice agents getting attacked? askyagerz Jan 2018 #20

Reporting directly to tRumpPutin. orangecrush Jan 2018 #21

I thought of this idea some 12 or 13 years ago lapfog_1 Jan 2018 #35

Big brother with conscience. hydrolastic Jan 2018 #44