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Re:Polish Hackers that repaired DRM trains threatened by tra... by 6510 on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @11:50AM (#38630075)
I think this should be filled under sabotage of critical infrastructure.

It is either that or DRM means the OEM gets to remotely shut down entire train network whenever they like? Imagine the money one could make with such a service.

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Re:Polish Hackers that repaired DRM trains threatened by tra... by WesolyKubeczek on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @12:48PM (#38631190)
From what I gathered in Polish media, the Dragon Sector's attorney has implied they are eyeing exploring this possibility legally.
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Re:Polish Hackers that repaired DRM trains threatened by tra... by virtue3 on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:13PM (#38631588)
yeah screw this. if they are claiming that they hacked their DRM they should absolutely counter sue that this DRM counts as sabotage and/or domestic terrorism. There was literally code in there that told the trains to stop working after X date if it sat still for X amount of time.

That's bonkers. And criminal.

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Re:Polish Hackers that repaired DRM trains threatened by tra... by p_l on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @02:19PM (#38632750)
Prosecution started working from statues that talk about crimes of preventing someone from operating, as well as manipulation or prevention of proper handling of data relevant to national security and/or transportation.

Neither cares about breaking DRM or IP, but third party (including vendor) manipulation.

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Re:Polish Hackers that repaired DRM trains threatened by tra... by nolist_policy on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:24PM (#38631797)
Yes, imagine if a individual did this and not a company. A individual would probably go to jail.
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