confidential tag numbers

[Mike Arman <armanmik@n-jcenter.com>]

Mark Quinn tells us:

>If you live in Maryland or have any friends that do, you/they should take
>CAREFUL NOTE of this.
>
>There is a new law now in effect in Maryland (possibly other states?)
>...where ANYONE can pay $2.00 at the MVA and get all the available
>information on you based on your car tag number.  The MVA is selling this
>info. for profit to private interests and for commercial mailings. <snip>
>
>Note: if you don't call in and specifically remove your name from the
>general access records then someone could show up at your house some
>day because they think you took their parking spot (or whatever)!


Here in sunny Florida, they have BLOCKED inquiries into DMV records. Seems
dirtbags with binoculars were standing on overpasses on I-95 and the Florida
Turnpike reading license plate numbers of cars obviously loaded for
vacations. Next stop was DMV "Who owns ABC-123?", and once they had the
address, they'd go clean out the house!!!!!

Maryland is being very DUMB in allowing this info out on the street with no
safeguards. I agree with Mark - get yourself OFF the "rob me" list!

Ahhh, our government at "work"!!!

Best Regards,

Mike Arman