Maybe to game the system by hacking it
Comment on Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets
Shadow@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Who the fuck is buying a digital license plate for $499 and a $8/mo subscription? Why does it need a subscription? Wtf?
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
quixotic120@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Someone who regularly skips tolls and runs red lights and knows this vulnerability exists?
Reading the article the subscription can be bypassed with the jailbreak. A red light camera ticket is $100 here, so 5 of those and the plate has paid for itself.
Of course, you could also not drive like a shithead, but where there’s a will there’s a way and all
pupbiru@aussie.zone 5 days ago
$100 holy shit that’s so cheap! red light cameras here (melbourne, aus) are $495 (~$315USD)
our speeding fines go up to $2272 (45km/h+ over - ~28mph)
www.vic.gov.au/camera-fines-and-penalties