From: Rich Burroughs <richieb@teleport.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996 19:38:16 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Oregon License Plate Site in the News Tonight!
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I wrote:
> > I do think that the information should be able to be disseminated on the
> > Net as long as it's legal.
> >

"The Deviant" wrote:
> Yes, but I can also see why its a bad idea to put somebody's VIN on the
> Net... A clever terrorist would simply plant peices of metal with some
> other loser's VIN's in their car before blowing up a building, (i.e. my
> name's McVeigh (sp?), and this rider truck came from Oregon ;)... see my
> point?

A clever terrorist could get the CD and do the same thing :)  They're
clever, right?

> I do think that some information could be allowed (what your tag says,
> your name, your mailing address), but what was put on he net was excesive.

That's a function of what information the State decides to make availble.
The fact that it's on the Net or not shoudln't be the issue.  If I can buy
it on a CD or march into a State office and get it, the same potential
harms exist.

I persoannly think this info is a privacy threat.  But if it's legal to
distribute in other forums, the Net should be no different, IMHO.  All Net
terrorist hype aside.


Rich
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