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This is not a simulation. This is a real attack.
Heh.
Those bozos don't have a clue as to how widespread A/D technology has become (e.g. medical equipment; avionics; heck, even in engine management systems in modern cars).
My initial reaction was outrage, of course. Now that I've calmed down a bit, I think this might turn into an opportunity to dose 'em with a taste of their own medicine:
Step 1: get the *names* of the individual(s), and of the corporate entity(ies) that dreamed up this inspired piece of nonsense.
Step 2: advertise widely the kinds of technologies that A/D are found in (any sophomore EE student could quintuple the length of my list above with their eyes closed).
Step 3: Simultaneously, (in the nicest possible tones, of course) advertise that the people and corporations identified in step 1 might be held personally/corporately liable for any future accidents involving A/D technologies failing due to bugs in A/D interactions with the "cop chip" mandated by *their* proposal.
Step 4: Sit back and watch the fun as *their own lawyers* convince them that maybe mucking around with A/D systems isn't such a good idea after all, due to possible liability considerations.
End of story.
Am I being too naive?
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