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Agreed. The cost of implementing such an open system is negligible compared to the cost of securing it. You can harden a system as much as you want, but the bus
by angstrom 18y ago
Agreed. The cost of implementing such an open system is negligible compared to the cost of securing it. You can harden a system as much as you want, but the business case for doing so is nil until it becomes a problem. At 0.000000003 of rides are being stolen it doesn't make sense.
While the security tzars are focused on the electronic hackers just having fun the majority of losses are probably coming from kids who jump the turn styles or go through 2 at a time.
- stcredzero 18y agoDoesn't this apply more to the vendor and less to the customer? The vendor can sell a system and skimp on the added cost of security. If they are good at managing the account and spinning the situation, when security issues do come up, they have a chance to sell the customer an entirely new system. The customer is probably better off with a spec for proper security in the first place, so they can avoid the cost of refitting or replacing the entire system.