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Polish Trains were equipped with automatic killswitch by manufacturer Newag (social.hackerspace.pl)
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A polish hacker found out why trains did stop working. The manufacterer implemented a hidden electronic switch, which automatically activated after trains were serviced by a different company.

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[–] 82 points 2 years ago

Can we now finally say that drm sucks and any/all attempts to override it are reasonable because it’s broken by design?

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