[confounded]

Had never heard of these plates. At least the current models may well make the problem worse:

> "In addition to the flexibility of the display, the digital plates also sport a tracking device that will alert the police to the location of a stolen vehicle and allow for general vehicle tracking. While a lot of people can get behind the idea of never going to the DMV again, not a lot of people are thrilled about the whole “license plate as tracking device” angle"

From: https://www.reviewgeek.com/4225/california-unveils-new-e-ink...

[bagels]

Completely pointless, the thieves already swap license plates out on the stolen vehicles.

[petre]

Depends where the thieves discard the old license plates.