Some observant users of social networks are wondering what the purpose of other "Instagrammers" diligently covering up the license plates of their cars in photographs is. And really, with what? What can happen if you "light up" car registration plates on the Internet?
The history of the smearing of license plates of a car is rooted in the dashing 90s. Then the drivers who published advertisements for the sale of the vehicle in the newspapers were afraid that photographs with distinct registration marks would fall into the hands of "brothers" who would certainly figure out, track down, and then rob the poor car owner.
And those who resold cars "in transit" were especially worried. After all, vehicles with temporary registration plates, for obvious reasons, were in special demand among hijackers.
The era of gangster lawlessness is long gone, but many car owners still hide the license plates of their cars. So why?
Yes, maybe modern robbers behave more modestly than their predecessors from the 90s. Still, the fact remains that any personal data in the public domain can play a cruel joke on its owner.
Not without reason, when philosophizing on social networks, many use the phrase "vanity fair," which served as the title for one of the novels by William Makepeace Thackeray. You won't surprise anyone with stock photos anymore. Everyone is trying to show off by "accidentally" illuminating their luxury watches, a check from an expensive restaurant, or a heaped-up car speaker system.
Day after day, you brag about your car to your subscribers and talk in detail about all the "pumping" procedures, not forgetting to mention the final cost of the work and set geolocations. And imagine what can happen if an ill-wisher one day looks into your profile and takes an alphanumeric combination.
To cover up or not to cover up license plates in photographs is a personal matter for everyone. Still, everyone must remember safety, especially in remove car history or flourishing fraud, when new schemes for "divorcing" honest citizens are invented almost daily.
By the way, about fraud. Often, license plates of cars (or their absence) are masked in ads by resellers who do not want to reveal they're true "face." Many buyers know about this and bypass offers with smeared registration marks on the side. So if you are selling a car by posting an offer on the Internet, it may not be worth hiding the "tins" to get rid of the "wagon quickly."
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