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Oregon DMV database online once again...
The Oregon DMV database will once again be searchable on the web, in
a few days, at http://www.notek.com/or-dmv. Suggestions on what
sorts of privacy-related propaganda should be on the page are welcome
(and encouraged: currently there's really nothing there...) Also,
looking for a volunteer to write a quick press release we can
send to Oregon media, regarding the reasons behind the page, etc. (I
suck at such things, and would prefer if someone else with a talent
for writing on cypherpunk-type topics would do it.)
A few details, for those who want to know: the actual databases are
stored on a 486DX/33 (the only machine I could spare for the task..)
running linux 2.0.13 with 8 megs o' RAM. The search isn't quite as
speedy as Genocide2600's (the previous home of the Web-Searchable dmv
database), but it's reasonably fast. The license database is indexed
on last name, the plates database is currently indexed on plate number,
but when I can find more harddrive space, it will also be indexed (and
thus searchable) by last name, which is a bit of an expansion on Genocide
2600.
Anyway, all that's really left is a few hours of work tidying up
the cgi/database server code and finishing the actual web page,
which I should get to tomorrow or possibly the next day. I'll post
a notice when the page is officially up, but in the meantime, please
let me know what type of privacy propaganda/tools/info (if any) would be
appropriate. Thanks...
//cerridwyn//