Headline: Analysis: Seattle crosswalk hack more mischievous than malicious — but not entirely harmless

I don't care what your politics are. This is not a smart move.

Pranking the audio enhancement feature of public crosswalks can lead to serious if not fatal consequences for visually impaired and blind people who depend on the feature.

Source: @geekwire

From the article: "The audio enhancement feature at public crosswalks is normally meant to assist the visually impaired by providing notifications to alert pedestrians when the walk light is activated."

#VisuallyImpaired #Blind #AudioEnhancement #PublicCrosswalks #PublicSafety

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