Hacker Cracks Smart Gun Security To Shoot It Without Approval

[DamianTV]

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/07...thout-approval

Smart guns are supposed to be safer than traditional weapons. They're designed to only fire when paired with a second piece of technology that identifies the shooter, like an electronic chip or a fingerprint. Supporters say they could stop accidental shootings or misfires. And they've been lauded by law enforcement to prevent criminals from using stolen or misplaced guns. However, like any technology, they're not unhackable. A hacker known by the pseudonym Plore doesn't want to put a stop to smart guns, but he wants the firearm industry that's increasingly manufacturing these devices to know that they can be hacked. The model Plore hacked is called the Armatix IPI. It pairs electronically with a smart watch so that only the person wearing the watch can fire it. The devices authenticate users via radio signals, electronically talking to each other within a small range. Plore broke the security features in three different ways, including jamming radio signals in the weapon and watch so the gun couldn't be fired, and shooting the gun with no watch nearby by placing strong magnets next to the weapon.

Edit: 2nd Source

Why Smart Guns Are Incredibly Dumb: Hacker Cracks Smart Gun With $15 Magnets
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-new...gnets_07252017

[phill4paul]

"We can tell xxx committed suicide because his gun is bio-metrically linked to this individual. There's no way anyone else could have fired this gun. It had to be suicide."

[Brian4Liberty]

including jamming radio signals in the weapon and watch so the gun couldn't be fired

And that my friends, is the relevant tidbit. Think about the ramifications of that.

[timosman]

And that my friends, is the relevant tidbit. Think about the ramifications of that.

Thou shalt not interact with the outside world directly. All interactions must include a digital path subject to monitoring by authorities. Analog is evil.

[DamianTV]

And that my friends, is the relevant tidbit. Think about the ramifications of that.

Exactly. They can basically just flip a switch and completely disable your ability to protect yourself from govt. And that is EXACTLY what the powers that be / status quo wants: a bunch of brainwashed thugs to make an example of any public dissent. Obey, or ELSE.

[Brian4Liberty]

Exactly. They can basically just flip a switch and completely disable your ability to protect yourself from govt. And that is EXACTLY what the powers that be / status quo wants: a bunch of brainwashed thugs to make an example of any public dissent. Obey, or ELSE.

Yep. It's a feature of this new gun technology. Law enforcement (and members of government) will always have the off switch, as will hackers and sophisticated criminals.

[DamianTV]

Yep. It's a feature of this new gun technology. Law enforcement (and members of government) will always have the off switch, as will hackers and sophisticated criminals.

When the Freedom to defend ones self against ones own government is outlawed, only Outlaws will have the Freedom necessary to defend themselves.

(Replace "Freedom" with "Guns" or "Sexual Privilege" or "Bacon" or "Religion" or "Free Speech" or "Privacy" or anything else you can dream of, and be terrified of the things you can not dream of for someone else has already had a dream of something much much worse for you.)