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> likewise resolving license plate numbers to owners (used to be possible in Switzerland)

Still is, depending on the canton. For Zürich you get 5 lookups per day per IP[0]. For other cantons they might charge you a swiss franc or so [1]. Cantons that charge 10-20 CHF and require a reasoning for why you need this data are in the minority.

[0] https://stva.zh.ch/internet/sicherheitsdirektion/stva/de/StV...

[1] https://www.linker.ch/eigenlink/autonummern_index.htm

It sounds like you think we disagree, but we don't disagree. Parcel lookup is just an interesting public information database many people are unaware of — so I felt it was worth sharing.

"Honeypot mpaa operatos could sue torrent users more easily"

Irrelevant, since Comcast already hands this information over to such parties willingly.