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minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·15 days agoA VIN isn’t exactly PII. You can pull any VIN on carfax.
minus-squarefubarx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·15 days agoIt’s not PII, but it is PII-relatable. The website could give you the same answers by having you enter the first 11 digits - leaving out the unique serial number part of the VIN.
minus-squarePoach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 days agoIs there a reason then, why you couldn’t just make up your own last numbers that are unique?
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·15 days agoI think there’s a requirement to be outraged.
A VIN isn’t exactly PII. You can pull any VIN on carfax.
It’s not PII, but it is PII-relatable. The website could give you the same answers by having you enter the first 11 digits - leaving out the unique serial number part of the VIN.
Is there a reason then, why you couldn’t just make up your own last numbers that are unique?
I think there’s a requirement to be outraged.