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This information now justifies having shipments sealed in a way that shows that they have been tampered with. Any foreign entity ordering goods from these compa
by malandrew 13y ago
This information now justifies having shipments sealed in a way that shows that they have been tampered with. Any foreign entity ordering goods from these companies now has an incentive to visit the shipping location and place their own identifying tape (that is frequently changed) on the packaged equipment and possibly GPS tracking devices on the shipment as well to be able to determine if they are diverted away from a reasonable shipping path to make unscheduled stops.
I would love to see someone start performing a large scale analysis of shipping paths using GPS tracking devices to create algorithms that flag certain shipping paths as anomalous. Offering services and creating products that guarantee shipping security is now a legitimate market to create a startup for.
- a3n 13y ago> I would love to see someone start performing a large scale analysis of shipping paths using GPS tracking devices to create algorithms that flag certain shipping paths as anomalous. And maybe that will be the nature of the first solutions or mitigations for this breakdown. Not tamper-proof, but tamper-evident, in the physical and digital worlds. You could then at least judge whether you should continue to trust the delivered item and/or its delivery path. Total Information Awareness for the little guy.