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Curious: Why do people still black out license plates when posting pics of their vehicles?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Tacowin1013, Sep 6, 2019.

  1. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:01 AM
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    stun gun

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    They fuckin can be. For the right price.
     
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  2. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:01 AM
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    0xDEADBEEF Swaying to the Symphony of Destruction

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    I usually blank it out because once it's on the internet you never know where it'll end up. With the state of internet security these days, the less info you put out, the better.

    And it's fun to Photoshop it into 80085 anyway
     
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  3. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:03 AM
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    lol of course it does, custom vehicles in rare colors are not anonymous.

    When people see my truck they immediately know its me, if I was driving a silver stock SR5 they would not.
     
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  4. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:07 AM
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    I disagree. If someone came to me and said “yo, I need you to find a motherfucker”

    I’d be like “ok. What do you got for me as far as info?”

    They be like “he drives an orange ass truck”

    Me- typing in orange ass truck on the internet...”I got nothin.”

    Maybe on your street an orange ass truck flies for identification. For me, it’s not enough. I’m lazy.


    Type in orange ass truck. You’ll see.
     
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  5. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:08 AM
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    0xDEADBEEF

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    But an orange ass-truck on the other hand might get you a bobcat in the mail.
     
  6. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:09 AM
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    How is everyone getting these baller-ass creatures in the mail???
     
  7. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:11 AM
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    Their vanity license plate ONLYCASH, as seen on Fecebook, InstaGramps, Twits.....
    Them "Why is this happening??" It's a mystery!

    Some people remain innocent, naive all their lives w/o mishap. They like batman pajamas & hugs.
     
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  8. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:11 AM
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    Whooohoooo! Got my first victim!....errrr...I mean customer. Post your plate and I will add you to the list.
     
  9. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:12 AM
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    Gunshot-6A

    Gunshot-6A Prime Beef

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    I already did.
     
  10. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:13 AM
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    dirty deeds Big Blue Nation!

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    To stir the flames of this dumpster fire...

    You nerds only think turning off location services on your phone/its apps, using a VPN, not using any "legal" info online anywhere, and not posting your plates actually "works". There is no anonymity unless you never got a smart device or posted online, ever, since your conception and lived in a cave and stayed there til death. You can decrease your footprint, but it NEVER goes away. Just quit sending nice girls pics of your cheeto dick and the world will be a better place.
     
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  11. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:14 AM
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    Even for the lazy, if you had to choose which would be easier??

    #1. I give you the neighborhood they live in and pictures of their extremely unique vehicle

    #2. I give you just the license plate # and thats it.

    If someone wanted to find me they could literally drive around my neighborhood and eventually they'll see my bright ass truck, from like a mile away.

    If they ONLY had the plate # they'd have to stop and look at EVERY car until one matches, and they wouldn't even know what neighborhood to look in, they'd MAYBE be able to figure out which city, and I live in a city with millions of people.

    Which is why I said my custom truck is way more identifiable than a license plate.

    Go ahead prove me wrong, you have my license plate #, PM me my address I'll paypal you $20 if you do :)
     
  12. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:15 AM
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    Sure sure. But 99% of the people on this forum aren’t Gil Grissom. You just gotta keep enough info private to keep the luddites with short fuses at bay.
     
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  13. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:17 AM
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    Nice girls don't like cheeto dicks

    Edit: No girls like cheeto dicks unless it comes with a trust fund.
     
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  14. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:18 AM
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    I make it hard for people by taking my license plate with me whenever i park my car in public.
     
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    Then stay off Snapchat :)
     
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  16. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:20 AM
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    No...I’m not going to do that. My point was that if anybody was that confident in plates not providing any info, post em here, so that the stalkers had a nice easy reference.

    But. That I’ve seen your pics, I can easily deduce your basic area and could drop onto university ave on my bike and find you. When I do, I’ll expect that 20. You can take me to Dao Son If it’s still there.

    Next time I’m in SD...:D
     
  17. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:21 AM
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    Also ... witness protection
     
  18. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:27 AM
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    Why did you get rid of the subi?
    Still in SD?
    Want us to show old forum names, phone numbers, etc etc etc?
    What about the BMW you used to have?

    PM sent.

    You're actually really easy to find without your license plate.....I did it while eating lunch. I PM'd you to confirm but I found your Facebook, yep its you.
     
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  19. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:28 AM
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    Folks here are honest mostly. Psychos don't drive Tacomas, they drive stolen '92 Chevy Cabriolets with their prosthetic hooks.

    Post this challenge on 4chan.
     
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  20. Sep 6, 2019 at 10:36 AM
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    You must not have been around when we had Tacomas flying in 2017...tell me that dude wasn't a psycho.
     
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