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What's the price for a 'drive all you want' public transportation card in SF or Melbourne? What are the requirements to buy one? Can I buy a card ~anonymously~
by darklajid 15y ago
What's the price for a 'drive all you want' public transportation card in SF or Melbourne? What are the requirements to buy one? Can I buy a card ~anonymously~ and just unlock it for a month, maybe even with cash?
What I'm trying to get to is: Is there a (illegal) business model possible, a la
- invest 'a few thousand Euros' for equipment
- buy and unlock such a card for a month/year (maybe with stolen details, if necessary)
- copy this card (3-7 hours are no problem, it's yours) and sell it on the black market
Impossible? Why?
- jcr 15y agoI never said it was impossible, but it is impractical. The reason why it's impractical is side channel attacks are not easy, in spite of the claims of the article. If you have the knowledge and skill required to correctly preform a successful side channel attack (passive or induced), a free bus pass, or even an illicit business of selling fake/dupe bus passes, is certainly not worth your time. You can easily make a small fortune working legitimately with skills like that.