Gauteng’s intelligent number plate project (iNP)

RFID security has already been defeated a few years ago.

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-news/?p=2107&tag=nl.e019

How long before SA's criminals take advantage of this?

Also, the police are too afraid/lazy or have no transport, to go after a lot of criminals they do have the addresses of NOW, how will this system make any difference where that is concerned?
 
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The RFID security is not the major issue here (if it contains a non-programmable, unique identity number as the only data. The attack linked above is about stored-value cards)... Using a receiver and transmitter to repeat a tag's info might be a threat...

The real problem is the unique identifier that is easily machine-readable.... It allows for criminals to be tracked on the freeways (when combined with the toll-system planned), but it also results in your location being saved in several places (with no guarantees of privacy, in say, a divorce case / from officials being bribed by criminals / stalkers)...

Shopping centres can also use these for things like parking, and by associating the ticket issued to the number plate, track shopping habits of users (who can reveal their identities in exchange for discount on parking to give an example). When users constantly benefit form using something connected to a tag, shopping habits can be tracked quite extensively...

Other scary uses of the tags: Access control (offices / complexes) (will also result in personal information being connected to the unique ID)

Another potential problem: How hard is it to disable the RFID tag (especially on someone else's vehicle)? How many systems dependant on the tag will malfunction in its absence? How will they malfunction?
 
It's necessary because businesses affiliated with high ranking ANC members need this job.
 
PeterCH said:
It's necessary because businesses affiliated with high ranking ANC members need this job.
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Do you have any evidence for that statement, or did you just make it up?
 
Actually, the real issue here is the invasion of privacy. Now the government wants to keep a digital record of every citizen's movements? It aint going to happen without a fight!
 
Aragon said:
Actually, the real issue here is the invasion of privacy. Now the government wants to keep a digital record of every citizen's movements? It aint going to happen without a fight!
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With FICA and the triangulation via cell phone, keeping track of movements is already possible.
 
what if the same system in turn created over 3 000 jobs


How do you justify this statement?

Reads like the anti-piracy mob stating that piracacy destroys 50,000 jobs like

does not make sense!
 
what happens to people with foreign number plates? Like lesotho or namibia?
 
They don't pay tolls and get to drive on the roads fro free....

Didn't you know, you can't tax foreigners, so therefore you must overtax your own citizens so the foreigners can have a nice visit here...
 
J25 said:
Do you have any evidence for that statement, or did you just make it up?
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A statement like that doesn't need any evidence at this point as the chances that this will create jobs for friends of ANC officials is a 99% given fact. I would be most surprised if that was not the case.

If they are going to implement yet another expensive "new idea" to our roads, why only Gauteng?

What happens when I arrive in GP with my KZN plates that are not "intelligent"?

As usual...just as they did with the OBE system, we are chasing our tails to change a system that is already operating relatively well. If these plates cut out car theft, then that would be great, but then we have to start talking about pigs flying don't we?
 
If a citizen is not doing anything wrong, then he/she would not have any worry regarding the tag system. Those that transgress will no doubt, object. Come on guys not everything is bad. If we accept certain protocols then we will be a much better person in SA. Look at eNATIS for example. It was a complete stuff up and for ages and at HUGE cost. But now it is working ok, I registered something recently and had no problem other than a little crowding. It's better than no system at all. And thats mostly my point. Lastly quite a few governments make these decisions and trip over their decisions. In Melbourne Australia their smarttag system for their train/tram/bus system is a complete failure and is still not right after like 18-24 months.
 
Aragon said:
Actually, the real issue here is the invasion of privacy. Now the government wants to keep a digital record of every citizen's movements? It aint going to happen without a fight!
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Were almost as bad as China. First they want to ban p0rn, then this. What's next....ISP's going to block Google?!
 
This is a brilliant idea, it's just a replacement for your registration plate, but in electronic form.
 
gregmcc said:
Were almost as bad as China. First they want to ban p0rn, then this. What's next....ISP's going to block Google?!
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Nope the article states that no personal info will be stored. Its merely a confirmation of your vehicles ID. Doesnt matter who is driving it.
 
bradel said:
If a citizen is not doing anything wrong, then he/she would not have any worry regarding the tag system. Those that transgress will no doubt, object. Come on guys not everything is bad. If we accept certain protocols then we will be a much better person in SA. Look at eNATIS for example. It was a complete stuff up and for ages and at HUGE cost. But now it is working ok, I registered something recently and had no problem other than a little crowding. It's better than no system at all. And thats mostly my point. Lastly quite a few governments make these decisions and trip over their decisions. In Melbourne Australia their smarttag system for their train/tram/bus system is a complete failure and is still not right after like 18-24 months.
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That is why I mentioned the OBE system which has been a dismal failure, when we adopted it after it bombed in Australia....what is it with the government that they have to adopt systems that fail in other places??
 
That article is conspicuously free of details regarding implementation timeline. That plus RPM's use of "imminent" suggests that we'll be teleporting anyway by the time this kicks in.

The aluminium material on its own has the benefit of virtual indestructibility in the case of fire or explosion
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Aluminium...virtual indestructible. :wtf:
 
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