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BBC News Covers Hackers Controlling A Car Via Laptop

August 31, 2013 by Mr Butterscotch 1 Comment

In what some might see as a natural progression as our mechanical means of transport become ever more electronic, BBC News has a feature covering hackers using a laptop to control a car. After reading it, there are clearly two sides to the story with one manufacturer in particular claiming there are no concerns as there has to be a physical connection. However, will this be the case in the future and is it true of all models? Technology will only keep advancing and I’m sure as it does security will become more of a concern.

Filed Under: Articles Elsewhere, Daily News, Editorial, Safety & Security, Technical Tagged With: Car control, Electronics, Fly by wire, Hacking car controls, Hacking cars, Laptops to control cars, safety, Security

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  1. Nigel French says

    September 5, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    This is fascinating, yet a little scary! This type of problem has also recently been identified with pacemakers. Scary.

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