Speaking of 4chan. This app could be their next uber prank. All they need to know is David Miscavige's license plate number, and I bet hundreds of Anonymous people will be targeting him all over California.
How about high school kids? Piss of a popular kid and all his/her friends could start targeting your license plate.
This app has huge potential for misuse, and the fact that he's hoping insurance companies may use it for keeping track of customers is very scary indeed.
I guess the hacker community is just as susceptible to fear-mongering as the average Republican, because dozens of reasons not to be concerned about this are screaming out at me:
1. No one uses it yet.
1.1. We're not sure anyone ever will.
2. There is zero evidence that it will cause any harm.
3. There is zero evidence that, if it does cause harm, that harm will be irreparable.
4. There is at least some reason to believe that it might have good effects as well.
5. Many of the harmful things that people in this comment area are complaining about could already be accomplished through other means today. The actual increase in attack surface is essentially nil.
6. Many of the commenters, while complaining about vigilante justice, are also calling for vigilante justice against the app's author. On the one hand, turnabout is fair play. On the other hand, if you embrace this sort of vigilantism, why not embrace the sort the app's author is promoting? Also, have you no shame, you hypocrites?
If you think that this app is "very scary indeed," I really believe you need to work on your fear tolerance because there are things in the world worth being afraid of and this is not it.
How about high school kids? Piss of a popular kid and all his/her friends could start targeting your license plate.
This app has huge potential for misuse, and the fact that he's hoping insurance companies may use it for keeping track of customers is very scary indeed.