Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 day agoHackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Ticketswww.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldinternetofshit@suppo.finews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zippulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
arrow-up185arrow-down1external-linkHackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Ticketswww.wired.comCephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldinternetofshit@suppo.finews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zippulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
minus-squareBlackRing@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 day agoThere are so many things that just shouldn’t be digitized. I get it but… Just no.
minus-squareHouseWolf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 day agoThe average person thinks digital = magic! and marketers/governments, etc are well aware of that, and will abuse that fact anytime they can. Ever had to explain to someone that “the cloud” isn’t a physical cloud in the sky keeping their passwords & nudes safe? I have way too many times.
minus-squarei_love_FFT@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoThe cloud is just somebody else’s computer!
minus-squarereddeadhead@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 day agoYou can slap a screen on just about anything that doesn’t need it and people will want it.
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI know that, but what why would the government want it?
minus-squareJelloBrains@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 hours ago Service plans also enable location services and geofencing for wired RPlate users So some of the plates do have that function built in and you have to pay monthly to use it.
There are so many things that just shouldn’t be digitized. I get it but… Just no.
What is there to get?
The average person thinks digital = magic! and marketers/governments, etc are well aware of that, and will abuse that fact anytime they can.
Ever had to explain to someone that “the cloud” isn’t a physical cloud in the sky keeping their passwords & nudes safe? I have way too many times.
The cloud is just somebody else’s computer!
You can slap a screen on just about anything that doesn’t need it and people will want it.
I know that, but what why would the government want it?
Probably has a GPS tracker in it
So some of the plates do have that function built in and you have to pay monthly to use it.