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Clear Channel Plans To Roll Out Digital Billboards
Tree131 writes "Just in case you don't have enough distractions driving on the highway, Clear Channel is planning to roll out digital billboards. The new billboards will feature ads that depend on the time of day as well as the general area demographics.
I wonder how long before someone with lots of time on their hands hacks into the system and starts tampering with the messages."
That's what I thought.. Here in Sacramento, over near Cal Expo, there's one that was mentioned on slashdot a while ago that tracked what radio stations people listened to that drove by.
It runs Windows.. I know because I've seen it blue screened before.
Will they have X-rated ads at 2 am?
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Wow, after reading my post, I just realized how badder my grammer is then most people.
Everytime I drive by it, it displays a beer ad. How did they know??? RFID chips in bottles? WOW! Technology!
Hopefully it will be running on Windows Me. That way, most of the time we won't be distracted by the blue screens (of death). The color might even be soothing.
Electric Monkey Pants
It's about time the common man can let Clear Channel know how they feel.
> > I'm curious if someone's managed to redesign a few billboards out there.
> A far more interesting hack would be to 'Own' the billboard and
...use them to DDoS ClearChannel.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
an unlawful act.
But if you're going to do it anyway, take a video camera.
Ben
Work Safe Porn
Of course lawyers are going to live this; chances are, at least half the ads are going to be FOR lawyers:
"Hello, have you just gotten into an accident while looking at this billboard? If so, then call us, at..."
The other half of the adds will be for insurance companies.
You'll be too drunk to see that far anyway.
paintball
We've had these in Britain by the motorways for ages, but they always seem to be advertising something called "Major delays on M6 at J15".
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