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Aussie Speed Cameras in Doubt Because of MD5

Posted by timothy on from the son-do-I-know-how-fast-you-were-going? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A speeding case has been thrown out in Australia after the Roads and Traffic Authority admitted that it could not prove the integrity of speed-camera photos. 'The case revolved around the integrity of a mathematical MD5 algorithm published on each picture and used as a security measure to prove pictures have not been doctored after they have been taken.'" I wonder if Australian police are as (radar gun) trigger happy as they are in certain parts of the U.S.

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  1. Re:Some info by clap_hands · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Great minds think alike! (or fools seldom differ, take your pick...) Your post has the same points as my blog post on this topic last night:

    http://cipher-text.blogspot.com/2005/08/court-case -falls-apart-because-of-md5.html

    Just wanted to say, "you think vaguely like me, so hi".

    And yes, the lawyer's statement is quite stunning.