Remind me to keep my old stuff
Hall of bad ideas (via Bruce Schneier):
OnStar will soon include the ability for the police to shut off your engine remotely. Buses are getting the same capability, in case terrorists want to re-enact the movie Speed. The Pentagon wants a kill switch installed on airplanes, and is worried about potential enemies installing kill switches on their own equipment.
Yeah, that's what I want: open season for hackers to break into "secure" systems and shut them down just for fun. I'm not sure you could come up with a worse idea if you worked at it. This is like DRM, but with extra stupidity added in.
Comments
When they add the ATMOS system...
[Mike Brazinski] July 1, 2008 20:05:49.983
When they add the ATMOS system from the recent Doctor Who episode, then you know its time to get a horse.
IT makes life easier
[HKN] July 2, 2008 4:16:55.680
in the past if a terrorist wanted to crash an airplane he would have to get on board and hijack it, or find a hidden place to launch a missile. Now all he/she needs is a remote control - I call this substantial progress.