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[-] kumi@feddit.online 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If you check it with Tor Browser in a clean VM, you are not leaking much more than the plate number as such (which I wouldn't say has the same sensitivity as a password) and the time of lookup. Obviously not safe to use this from your normal smartphone or home IP.

[-] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

We’re talking about a government sponsored surveillance operation. I promise you they already know which license plates belong to you. I’m not sure I understand the risk here.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

No see I got my license plates from the department of motor vehicles, not the government

[-] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

the fact that they know your plate number is different than knowing if you (or someone) queried a website about which police queried flock about it

this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2026
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