safety
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Uber’s New Safety Feature Uses Sound Waves to Confirm Your Ride
Uber has introduced a new safety feature in Melbourne, one that uses sound wave technology as a way of confirming you’ve jumped into the right car. The new ‘pre-ride safety feature’, Uber says, uses sound wave technology to ensure riders are getting into the correct vehicle before the ride can start – it says the…
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The Government Made Australia’s Vaccine Certificates Way Too Easy To Forge
A software engineer has found a big security issue with Australia’s digital vaccine certificate, which is scarily easy to forge.
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This Website Sends You an Alert Every Time a Pfizer Vaccine Appointment Becomes Available in Sydney
A Redditor has designed a website that alerts folks in Sydney when Pfizer vaccine appointments become available. Here’s how to use it.
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This Day In History: U.S. Patent Issued For Three-Point Seat Belt
On July 10, 1962, Swedish Engineer Nils Bohlin was issued a patent for a mechanism that would change the world: the three-point automobile safety belt.