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on Thursday April 16 2015, @09:29AM
from the who'd-have-thought-this-would-ever-happen dept.
from the who'd-have-thought-this-would-ever-happen dept.
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns that the computers that control and monitor the aircraft isn't protected enough by on-board firewalls intended to protect avionics from hackers. These could be breached if flight control and entertainment systems use the same wiring and routers had they in turn, been connected to the on-board WiFi. The GAO report authors stated that the affected planes include the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the Airbus A350 and A380. All have advanced cockpits that are wired into the same WiFi system used by passengers.
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(Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Thursday April 16 2015, @09:54PM
A funny anecdote I heard from a friend is that the stickers placed on pumps in jurisdictions that forbid the catch (NY is one) reads: "It is illegal to place gas cap in handle." So people started using tennis balls since they were not forbidden by the sticker. Doubt it is a real practice or stand up in court.