“A British-based computer scientist has been banned from publishing an academic paper revealing the secret codes used to start luxury cars including Porsches, Audis, Bentleys and Lamborghinis as it could lead to the theft of millions of vehicles. The high court imposed an injunction on the University of Birmingham’s Flavio Garcia, who has cracked the security system by discovering the unique algorithm that allows the car to verify the identity of the ignition key. They argued that ‘the public have a right to see weaknesses in security on which they rely exposed’. Otherwise, the ‘industry and criminals know security is weak but the public do not’.
Related posts:
Glenn Greenwald: Inside the mind of NSA chief Gen Keith Alexander
College students are investing in bitcoin with financial aid money
Google could be fined £4.4bn as Brussels signals legal challenge
Why Is Mexico Asking The U.S. Government For A Registry Of U.S. Gun Owners?
Member of U.S. Secret Service arrested for sexual abuse in Woodbridge
I Paid To See A Movie About Singing. I Got 90 Minutes Of Pentagon Propaganda.
Myanmar Foreign Investment Reaches $42 Billion From 32 Countries; $423 Million In June
Japan Firm Told Workers To Lie About Radiation Dose
W.H.O. lists bacon alongside cigarettes, asbestos as carcinogens
BlackJet, the Uber for private jets, takes off
New PM Modi Tells India’s Hindu Heartland He’s Doing God’s Work
Kentwood police chief pleads not guilty to stealing burglary proceeds
Miami police officers caught on camera allegedly ignoring 911 calls, report says
Tree Theft on the Rise in Germany as Heating Costs Increase
Musharraf says blasphemy law cannot be changed (2011)