thanks marc. This is very interesting. Also your links on Rfid control and foucault. Really scary yet thought provoking. dave On Nov 24, 2012 11:45 AM, "marc" <[email protected]> wrote:
> This article was originally published in JUne , but still relevant... > > Researchers Show DHS How Hackers Can Redirect Drones With GPS. > > Susanne Posel. Occupy Corporatism > > Researchers at the University of Texas demonstrated to officials at the > US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) how drones could be hacked into > through their navigation systems. > > Known as “spoofing”, a false signal through the Global Positioning > System (GPS) could be used to “trick” the drones into going onto a new > course. > > Thousands of drones will be released into US skies by the federal > government, law enforcement and university research purposes. Todd > Humphreys, assistant professor for the Cockrell School of Engineering > believes that GPS satellites, which are not encrypted for civilian use, > are a weak spot in the surveillance scheme. Humphreys stated: “The dirty > fact is it’s an open signal, and easily hacked.” > > > http://occupycorporatism.com/researchers-show-dhs-how-hackers-can-redirect-drones-with-gps/ > > wishing all well. > > marc > > -- > -- > Other Info: > > Furtherfield - A living, breathing, thriving network > http://www.furtherfield.org - for art, technology and social change since > 1997 > > Also - Furtherfield Gallery& Social Space: > http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery > > About Furtherfield: > http://www.furtherfield.org/content/about > > Netbehaviour - Networked Artists List Community. > http://www.netbehaviour.org > > http://identi.ca/furtherfield > http://twitter.com/furtherfield > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >
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