▲ 136 ▼ Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets (www.wired.com) submitted 2 years ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DerArzt@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) Okay, why are these even a thing? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago I've never heard of them so I googled it and these fucking things are $500 per plate to start from some private company and are listed as a "theft deterrent." Apparently they don't realize that it takes 20 seconds and a screwdriver to defeat these. What a stupid idea and I'm pissed that yet another private company gets to take over a government function and charge high fees (after just returning from a trip where a bunch of vultures were circling the security lines trying to get people to sign up for Clear+, another private company, at $199/yr in order to bypass the long TSA checkpoint). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago I've never heard of them so I googled it and these fucking things are $500 per plate to start from some private company and are listed as a "theft deterrent." Apparently they don't realize that it takes 20 seconds and a screwdriver to defeat these. What a stupid idea and I'm pissed that yet another private company gets to take over a government function and charge high fees (after just returning from a trip where a bunch of vultures were circling the security lines trying to get people to sign up for Clear+, another private company, at $199/yr in order to bypass the long TSA checkpoint). permalink fedilink source parent