Zara wrote:
It just makes people uncomftable. There's nothing illegal about it. Rights to privacy are limited in public spaces so people can photograph you, your vehicle or the outside of a business.
Although it is considered curteous to ask permission to take such photos.
On reality shows such as Cops and surprise camera shows and even talk shows, the license plates are censored.
I can understand that sometimes it's obviously impossible to take a picture of something without a stranger being in it if there's a lot of people (such as at a fair or arena), but what's the big deal about privacy regarding plates? They're (usually random) numbers and letters. You can get all kinds of information from someone's name and birthdate which you can find on a photo ID, but can you actually look up the owner's name with the plate code?