California Considering Ads on Cars With E-Plates

[sceen311]

Sure, let's pretend no one is going to hack their license plates to display more helpful messages like...

 

[sliem]

Bad idea. Hackers will just hack it and display other license# when vehicle is moving.

 

[gm0n3y]

One step closer to living in the franchised world in 'Snow Crash'.

 

[Guest]

BYTE ME!

 

[grieve]

I bet Californians will get a $20 mail in rebate to go pick up their manditory $200 plate.

There is NO WAY any American or Canadian government would make this manditory! Would they? I mean, it's so ubsurd.... Could they?

 

[Maxor127]

I don't see how it could be possible. I'm assuming the plate would transition between the number and ad, which could cause problems for getting plate numbers down. I'd expect a cut of advertising revenues.

 

[HeadScratcher7]

Oops! A hammer accidently fell on the RFID chip in my passport handing out my personal information for free to anyone with a scanner. Gosh, how'd that happen?

Whats wrong with my license plate? You say it looks like someone took a hammer to it? What a shame! How'd that happen? LOL.

You say they are going to update these things via cell text messages? Will California have to pay AT&T $0.20 for each text? Mmmm, maybe they can get a special unlimited text plan. LOL. Or maybe AT&T will finally have the money to improve their coverage.

 

[zmbcat]

Californians should build some vuvuzela factories instead...