Scientist banned from revealing codes used to start luxury cars

[kenjoe41]

High court imposes injunction on Flavio Garcia, who has cracked security system of cars including Porsches and Bentleys

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, a judge has ruled.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jul/26/scientist-banned-revealing-codes-cars?CMP=twt_gu

[Axon]

Science has become a taboo, what's next?

[vezzy]

Obscurity is best security!

[proxx]

Now only the bad guys have access, alright thats fine with me.
I sold my last porsche  so I dont really care.

[EmilKXZ]

The judge doesn't think anybody, including myself, yourself, your 5-year-old son/daughter could repeat the work and sell it to the crooks.

[Axon]

I bet the government can force the car manufacturers to give up the codes, without even using a court order, and they will say this is for national security. But when scientists try to do the same, no, it's a crime.

Fuck you planet earth.

[Snayler]

That judge must have a Porsche. But hey, let's all stop finding and reporting vulnerabilities, as that will definitely make the world a better place...

[proxx]

That judge must have a Porsche. But hey, let's all stop finding and reporting vulnerabilities, as that will definitely make the world a better place...

Lets just pretend that doesnt exist , its a heck of a lot easier thats for sure.
In fact I would higly encourage a completely underground disclosure of exploits.
I would never be bored again

[Darkvision]

Science has become a taboo, what's next?

it started as one.....


For the earliest well known case just look at Aristotle...then yeah a whole shit ton more(before and especially after).....us smart people are BAD.

[Uriah]

Information can never be a bad thing, if everyone has access to it.