From: "Lynne L. Harrison" <lharrison@csbh.mhv.net>
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 16:19:32 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: More to be paranoid about...
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At 10:14 PM 8/3/96 -0700, Alan Olsen wrote:
>Take a look at:
>
>     http://www.spiritone.com/cgi-bin/plates
>
>Feed it an Oregon licence plate number and it will feed you back all sorts
>of info about the person/victim.



  Not surprising at all.  Unbeknownst to most of the general populace, DMV
records (for the most part) are public records and are subject to Freedom of
Information requests.  AAMOF, I have an account with NYS/DMV which I use to
pull my clients' records when they are charged with DWI and/or other traffic
offenses.  I simply dial into DMV's [outdated] computer and pull the record.
It also came in handy on a personal level when I did not get my registration
card after buying my car and discovered that the dealer had not registered
my car.







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DISCLAIMER:  I am not your attorney; you are not my client.
             Accordingly, the above is *NOT* legal advice.