EvaJan 10, 2023

And lo, as the prophecy foretold, California's digital license plates are totally hackable, giving away GPS location and user info:

https://jalopnik.com/researchers-hacked-californias-digital-license-plates-1849966295

Researchers Hacked California's Digital License Plates, Gaining Access to GPS Location and User Info (Update)

Just months after release, cybersecurity researchers have hacked Reviver Rplates and gained access to GPS location and sensitive user data.

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Show threadJeff Jarvis
@evacide Can anyone explain why anyone would want these in the first place?
Jan 10, 2023 at 12:56pmWeb
Show threadKemptonJan 10, 2023
@jeffjarvis @evacide Everything "high tech" must be good, right? Or if it ain't broke, fix it to break it? :P
Show threadDan YorkJan 10, 2023
@jeffjarvis @evacide Exactly MY question, too! Why in the world would you put one of these on your car? What benefit is there to having a "digital" license plate versus the tried-and-true piece of metal we all have now?
Show threadNicole ParsonsJan 10, 2023

@jeffjarvis @evacide

Surveillance capitalism.

Is it just me, but are tech venture capitalists all wannabe voyeurs or big fans of "1984" style government?

Show threadJohn InfanteJan 11, 2023
@jeffjarvis @evacide Because otherwise you have to receive a sticker in the mail or from the DMV office, open the envelope, go out to your car, maybe clean off the license plate a little bit, and put the new sticker on over the old one. And you have to do this every. single. year. With a digital license plate you are saving minutes, maybe even multiple hours, over the course of your lifetime.