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Smart Parking Spaces In San Francisco
2centplain sends along a report in the NYTimes on San Francisco's smart parking initiative. He asks, "Any guesses on the when this will be hacked? Like, 'reserving' an empty spot by convincing a sensor that a car is actually parked there, or, perhaps using the wireless mesh network for some other purpose?" Quoting: "This fall, San Francisco will test 6,000 of its 24,000 metered parking spaces in the nation's most ambitious trial of a wireless sensor network that will announce which of the spaces are free at any moment. Drivers will be alerted to empty parking places either by displays on street signs, or by looking at maps on screens of their smartphones. They may even be able to pay for parking by cellphone, and add to the parking meter from their phones without returning to the car."
Disclaimer: I live in Europe. Oh dude, I tell you, we have lunatics here, you'd never believe it.
Our police is a joke, our security weak and The Youth(tm) have noticed.
You can use public transportation here, but if you do it after 8pm, you better not look anyone in the eye, not look weak and muggable, not have any valuables on person, not take trains or buses that run through certain neighborhoods - and above all, not be a white woman with blonde hair. If you can fulfill these simple requirements, you're free to go ride the bus or metro after dark in large cities of Europe.
Oh, and NEVER visibly show that you're Jewish, support Jews or support Israel. That can get you killed - again - and I'm not kidding. And no, this time it's not the Nazis but our friendly, peaceful immigrants from the Middle East...