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Cops Released a Car’s Travel History to a Total Stranger (www.404media.co)

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Holy shit. So you can just ask for anyone's plate and the police will hand it out. That's what their response says.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

As long as you follow the correct protocol and get the right staffer handling your request and live in Ohio.

Other states have privacy controls that would block this from happening without explicit sign-off.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

That's so bizarre.

In my country, only police can look up a licence plate, and only on official business - cops have lost their jobs for looking up friends, family and ex-girlfriend's licenses.