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May 2, 2014

Hacks on Widely Used Traffic Control Gear Could Cause Gridlock and Chaos →

The proprietary radio protocol communicates with no encryption, making it possible for people to monitor or tamper with the signal contents, which are used to determine whether a traffic light should stay green or turn red, display a particular message, or alert authorities to a potential emergency.

Of course it's not encrypted. Why should we protect the reliability of traffic lights?

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H. Parker Shelton

I'm just an ordinary thirty-something who's had some extraordinary opportunities. I graduated from Johns Hopkins University, work for Microsoft in Silicon Valley, code websites and applications, take the occasional photograph, and keep a constant eye on current events, politics, and technology. This blog is the best of what catches that eye.

 
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