Re:ParkMobile Breach Exposes License Plate Data, Mobile Numb...
by jm4 on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @10:33PM
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I hate this app. It's such a lousy experience trying to park if you only occasionally use a metered lot. You get out there and have to download this thing in a garage with bad signal or you're trying to reset your password. I don't understand why these cities and garage owners can't just use a kiosk that takes credit cards. Now this. I hope this incident makes people reconsider this app and others like it.
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Re:ParkMobile Breach Exposes License Plate Data, Mobile Numb...
by astura on Thursday April 22, 2021 @12:31AM
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Why download an app and create an account unless you were going to use it frequently? I've always just used the website to pay to park without an account.
Re:ParkMobile Breach Exposes License Plate Data, Mobile Numb...
by BrianOnHN on Thursday April 22, 2021 @06:48AM
(#26901235)
All apps should function on the web.
I prefer parkmobile over waiting in line at kiosk, especially since they're broken or barely functional (try seeing their screens in the Florida sun).
Re:ParkMobile Breach Exposes License Plate Data, Mobile Numb...
by atat7024 on Thursday April 22, 2021 @11:34AM
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Weekly: yes, PWAs (progressive web apps) are not only the future, but the present.
Most every app you are using has a mobile-reactive webapp that'll invade your security + privacy less.
Microsoft has adopted this heavily. Outlook, for example, is now a cross platform PWA.
Re:ParkMobile Breach Exposes License Plate Data, Mobile Numb...
by coolspot on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @11:45PM
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When I encountered ParkMobile last time, some ~5 years ago, it was an upgrade from coin-only meters on an outdoor parking at Santa Monica beach.
Re:ParkMobile Breach Exposes License Plate Data, Mobile Numb...
by bko on Thursday April 22, 2021 @10:08AM
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I have them all over the city where I live. I don't mind. Besides its considerably cheaper than having hundreds of kiosks and it gives me a warning when its expiring and allows me to renew remotely. I get that it may make less sense in garages.