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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 7:38 am
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Originally Posted by dgolding
This may be the worst idea ever. Consider that with this system installed, you'll be able to override a aircraft's pilot from the ground. I'm sure they'll be lots of security - strong authentication and encryption. However, its wise to consider the result of a security breach - it would be catastrophic. Forget bringing down one plane - you could bring down them all.
Originally Posted by Palal
I have a big problem with this. There are many smart hackers out there, it's only a matter of time....
Who could have imagined that a collaboration between the air travel industry and US government would result in such a fantastic idea . After all, when has anybody ever been successful at hacking into government computer systems .
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