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minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoA VIN isn’t exactly PII. You can pull any VIN on carfax.
minus-squarefubarx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours 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-up1·30 minutes agoIs there a reason then, why you couldn’t just make up your own last numbers that are unique?
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?