This is a step too far. A vehicles vin number is displayed so anyone can read it, especially on standard production cars or even motorbikes.
If you have an app that can find all this personal information from looking at a car in a car park, well it puts people at risk. I used the word vulnerable in the pics but it in itself makes people vulnerable. A woman/man for instance parking a car, or getting into a car where she/he parks for work can now be tracked to her/his home.
People undertaking roles in the community such as care workers or roles where they may anger or upset predators in the community such as social workers on child protection, will not be safe to use their own cars.
I had to go into protective custody due to a child protection case a few years ago, I was dealing with a family from a certain Eastern European
L Country, they had lived in a region which observed traditional laws, and in particular the The Kanun of Lek Dukagjini, under this there was blood feud for anyone who the man believed had disrespected him. His children were seen as his “property”.
I had to remove his wife and children to keep them safe. The blood feud was now aimed at me and my family.
When we removed the family he was found to have a hand gun.
The Courts bizarrely and with full knowledge of my silent managers bailed this man on the next road to my home.
If he had found out my address or even bumped into me, well i likely would not be reading this. Eventually after me having to move away for several weeks, the police installed alarm systems directly linked to their control room. A few weeks later he was convicted and imprisoned.
If he had been able to get my personal information from my car whilst parked at my office, again……who knows.
There are many scenarios that this increases risk to people significantly, it’s bad enough that parking and dept collection firms can buy your information directly from the DVLA, but this is a whole new level.
Jonesy, simply a human 