Tell HN: Car dealership scanned my license and extracted my birthday to wish me 3 points by travisporter 3y ago ↗ HN I gave a nickname but they wished me happy birthday with my real name. I’m pissed.
[–] legitster 3y ago ↗ This probably wasn't the car dealership scanning your license.They probably used an online service that has your mailing address and birthday on file: https://www.valpak.com/advertise/postcards-service/birthday-...Depending on your activities/state that could have even been information scraped from a public database like USPS mail forwarding or voter registration.
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[ 4.2 ms ] story [ 15.1 ms ] threadThey probably used an online service that has your mailing address and birthday on file: https://www.valpak.com/advertise/postcards-service/birthday-...
Depending on your activities/state that could have even been information scraped from a public database like USPS mail forwarding or voter registration.