That system is nothing compared to the geolocation databases curated by Apple and Google, with GPS sensors combined with Wi-Fi wardriving, IMEI tracking, cell tower handoffs, and the rest of the insane amount of telemetry they collect collect in real time. And that’s before even considering BLE and the Find My network. Imagine the “God mode” dashboards they could have in Cupertino (or more likely, in Mountain View).
replyImagine a Google Maps / Google Earth where you can see everyone’s location and identity in real time, with tagging/targeting/following capabilities and quick links to thorough personal profiles.
replyGo back a little bit further to another Morgan Freeman movie - Se7en (1995) and a big plot point was that it is unthinkable for big brother to be keeping records of what library books people are checking out. Times sure have changed...
replyLmao did they really say it's null-key encrypted?
replyUnfortunately a very realistic depiction of how many of the brands advertising their security the strongest often have the most ridiculously broken security (flock)
I rewatched recently. That's what he says all right.
replyHe also says "aflongaflongkong". https://youtu.be/0ukMXA0SJaM
replyI mean it is technobabble but in some way it is also poetic.
replyIt's funnier than typical technobabble because they're literally saying its not encrypted. The writers knew what they were doing, I'm sure
replyThey should have used base64 encryption.
replyHow about ROT13? Ideally applied twice for twice the encryption.
replyROT13 is cheap enough that you can afford to apply it many more times. I use one million iterations to store passwords securely.
replyThere are performance concerns with base64. Hardware-assisted null-key encryption offers security that's a non-strict superset of base64 encryption and with superior performance.
replyLmao did they really say it's null-key encrypted?
replyYou know movies aren't real life, don't you?
Wait until he sees the main character is a super hero
replyBatman is technically not a super (as in superhuman) hero, though. He's just rich and determined.
replyThe Nolan Batman movies are absolutely risible in retrospect. It's hard to believe how seriously everyone took them back then.
replyNot a single person in the world took any of them "seriously."
replyThey're blockbuster movies about a comic book.
They’re good entertainment, not a documentary haha
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