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Judge Rules In Favor of Volkswagen and Silences Scientist

Posted by samzenpus on from the keep-your-mouth-shut dept.

sl4shd0rk writes "Samsung-is-not-as-cool-as-Apple Judge Colin Birss, rules in favor of Volkswagon to ban Flavio Garcia, a computer scientist, from revealing details about 'Wirelessly Lockpicking a Vehicle Immobiliser' at USENIX in August. Volkswagen says the flaw could allow someone to 'break the security and steal a car' so it is justifiable grounds for blocking Flavio's paper. No word yet on how soon Volkswagen will have a patch."

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  1. Not a US case. No First Amend. by Arkiel · · Score: 5, Informative

    This did not occur in the US. The US Constitution is not implicated.

  2. Too little, too late. by thejynxed · · Score: 5, Informative

    These cars with remote/keyless entry and start are already being stolen, even directly off of dealer lots. The criminals have already figured out what he was going to present, and are using it to their advantage.

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  3. Re:Solution timetable by truthsearch · · Score: 5, Informative

    Suspending the first... amendment? This didn't happen in the USA.

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  4. Re:This is why we have a first amendment. by cultiv8 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's a video on how they do it on BMW's, same method as A4. Feel free to go here and buy the device yourself.

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  5. A limey writes by maroberts · · Score: 5, Informative

    No we don't have a Bill of Rights, but we do have the European Convention on Human Rights incorporated into UK Law, which does have an Article 10: Freedom of Expression. There are restrictions in the European version as opposed to the simpler US one though....

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  6. Re:This is why we have a first amendment. by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yeah and our scumbag leaders wipe their ass with it daily.

    Oh that right is protected by the constitution? Now you are an enemy combatant, it doesn't protect you anymore. Yes, we are calling you that for wearing blue on orange mondays... to the waterboarding with you!

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  7. Re:This is why we have a first amendment. by TubeSteak · · Score: 5, Informative

    , it's relatively trivial for someone to repeat Garcia's work and publish it.

    The speculation is that Garcia sliced the chip layer by layer to reconstruct the logic and algorithms that VW's Megamos Crypto uses.

    That's neither quick to do, nor trivial to recreate.

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  8. Misleading article and summary. by julian67 · · Score: 5, Informative

    In the article:
    "The judge, Colin Birss, ultimately sided with the car companies, despite saying he "recognized the importance of the right for academics to publish.""

    This is very misleading. The judge did not "ultimately" side with anyone because this is an *interim* injunction during the course of more prolonged litigation. Citation:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23487928
    and
    http://www.itpro.co.uk/security/20291/vw-gets-high-court-bans-scientists-revealing-luxury-car-security-codes

    The purpose of the interim injunction is to temporarily maintain the status quo while further evidence and arguments are presented, prior to any actual and significant judgement.

    Once again slashdot avoids objective reporting and instead offers its readers what they actually prefer and craze: dishonest, misleading, untrue versions of the world that play to the infantile prejudices of the average self righteous and privileged pseudo liberal.