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Berlin artist Simon Weckert used 99 phones and a handcart to create a "virtual traffic jam" on Google Maps

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[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 118 points 5 months ago

There's some security researchers that have done this before as well, and some "grey hats" that reportedly used this technique to get Google to route traffic away from them during their commute by spinning up a whole bunch of phones in their car like this.

[-] PseudorandomNoise@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago

Do you recall any of the names? I'd love to read those papers and see how effective it was. Depending on the city and the route, people might have no choice but to go over a bridge like that regardless of traffic reports.

[-] RedBauble@sh.itjust.works 36 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

While I don't remember his name, I remember there was a Darknet Diaries episode about the researcher who first investigated the problem. The episode was very thorough, I liked it a lot. I also don't remember the name of the episode, so I guess this comment is kinda useless

[-] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I guess this comment is kinda useless

Props for self-awareness and yet still smashing that "reply" button, but I still think your comment is slightly useful. I often just click the "cancel" button once the "useless comment" realization hits me.

Edit: I am wrestling with it now, just after I clicked reply.

[-] scrion@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Your comment was not useless. I learned about a new podcast that I checked out, plus you got to talk about something you liked in a way that made me go look for the episode - haven't found it yet, but found some other, interesting things along the way.

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 months ago

Darknet Diaries is SOOOO good.

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