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Italian Red Lights Rigged With Short Yellow Light

suraj.sun writes with an excerpt from Ars Technica which brings to mind the importance of auditable code for hardware used in law enforcement: "It's no secret that red light cameras are often used to generate more ticket revenue for the cities that implement them, but a scam has been uncovered in Italy that has led to one arrest and 108 investigations over traffic systems being rigged to stop sooner for the sole purpose of ticketing more motorists."

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  1. Re:This isn't a completely original scam by tabrisnet · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Unfortunately for you, although the first part of the movie was in Italy, that part of the movie was in Los Angeles.

  2. Pay attention to traffic laws???? by rts008 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Since when has ANY European cities' drivers paid attention to traffic laws? LOL!!! (no diff in LA or NYC!)
    The last time I was there, it was all "Hurray for me, and fsck YOU!

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