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Re:Ingenious Low-Cost Tilt Detection System (2018) by MrMorden on Monday March 02, 2020 @11:33PM (#22471796)
That might not exactly take a Tony Mendez-grade forger, but making a good one is probably not going to be within the skill set of random warehouse workers who enjoy agitating expensive shipments. They have to find a decent forger, get in contact, and arrange for the service. That wasn't going to be cheap to begin with, but the package is constantly in motion, so now someone else has to emplace the forged detector in a different location.

Assuming the warehouse worker can afford all that, someone offering anti-tamper-bypass-as-a-service is going to run headfirst into the FBI, SCA, and other well-resourced government organizations with which a sane individual would never consider fucking. That does not lead to rising property values in Tokyo.

Re:Ingenious Low-Cost Tilt Detection System (2018) by mattkrause on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @12:43AM (#22472128)
And what’s the point of all this effort?

Tilting packages doesn’t seem particularly fun or lucrative. It’s not even a particularly effective form of sabotage: maybe you’ll increase the damaged-in-shipment claims by a bit, but maybe not.

If you’re already forging and breaking into wear houses, surely you could find something more enjoyable, profitable, or vicious to do than provide post-hoc cover to a rough shipper.

Re:Ingenious Low-Cost Tilt Detection System (2018) by michaelt on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @06:28AM (#22473547)
Usually?

You are a delivery worker. You will get fired if you aren't fast enough. You will also be fired if you trigger a tilt indicator.

You're on your final warning, and replacement tilt stickers cost $3 on ebay.

A delivery worker won't be hacking e-mails - but if they know hardly anyone checks the tilt sensor serial numbers anyway...

Re:Ingenious Low-Cost Tilt Detection System (2018) by mattkrause on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @06:44AM (#22473609)
The solution is obviously to find a forger, put them on retainer, and swap out the indicators as needed so that you can keep a $15/hr warehouse job.

I have no idea how much such a service would cost (perhaps your life is much more exciting than mine), but I'd imagine skilled forgers don't come cheap, as they could easily find something more profitable to do than faking tilt indicators.