I hate it when Mythbusters or any other show is unable to air or create interesting episodes for reasons like this.
But one comment--In my limited understanding of this topic, I gather that people can steal credit card, etc information using scanners. (Forgive me for not being familiar, this type of tech isn't my forte)
Therefore, it stands to reason that people should be made aware of the security risks. But the controversy here seems to be about the fact that Mythbusters was about to show people HOW to do it.
Now, obviously through the internet this info is available, and thus the censorship is ridiculous. But it's not like the big bad company is taking away information that everyone deserves to know--how to hack RFID is something only a thief needs to know.
I'm not saying the censorship is right--if there actually was pressure from the companies, it's wrong. But (it seems) it's not so much a matter of "the man" hiding things from the common people as companies not willing to admit their mistakes.
Actually, Mythbusters is known for not divulging sensitive information like that. They always obscure an important part - they've made bombs, for example, but haven't ever revealed all the ingredients involved in the process.
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I hate it when Mythbusters or any other show is unable to air or create interesting episodes for reasons like this.
But one comment--In my limited understanding of this topic, I gather that people can steal credit card, etc information using scanners. (Forgive me for not being familiar, this type of tech isn't my forte)
Therefore, it stands to reason that people should be made aware of the security risks. But the controversy here seems to be about the fact that Mythbusters was about to show people HOW to do it.
Now, obviously through the internet this info is available, and thus the censorship is ridiculous. But it's not like the big bad company is taking away information that everyone deserves to know--how to hack RFID is something only a thief needs to know.
I'm not saying the censorship is right--if there actually was pressure from the companies, it's wrong. But (it seems) it's not so much a matter of "the man" hiding things from the common people as companies not willing to admit their mistakes.
Actually, Mythbusters is known for not divulging sensitive information like that. They always obscure an important part - they've made bombs, for example, but haven't ever revealed all the ingredients involved in the process.