Fare Hacking on BART
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Fare Hacking on BART
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#2RFID isn't spoofable? I thought it was.
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#3RFID isn't spoofable? I thought it was.
> The card operates on the 13.56 MHz range putting it into the Near Field Communication category (rather than RFID, as is commonly misconceived).
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#4RFID isn't spoofable? I thought it was.
Clipper cards use NFC, and there's at least some encryption protecting them - I don't believe they can be copied and spoofed the way common RFID tags can.
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#5Does this mean BART doesn't check your tickets while riding?
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#6Discounts = Theft. Way to give back to the community.
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#7Does this mean BART doesn't check your tickets while riding?
BART doesn't have that type of ticket. You tag your Clipper card (or insert your BART ticket, if you're not a frequent rider) upon entering a station, and again when exiting at your destination.
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#8Couldn't you just do the equivalent of a remote attack like you might do on a car?
Could probably do this with a group of cooperating people if you really wanted to trade time for a little bit of money.
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#9Does this mean BART doesn't check your tickets while riding?
BART doesn't have that type of ticket. You tag your Clipper card (or insert your BART ticket, if you're not a frequent rider) upon entering a station, and again when exiting at your destination.
But CalTrain does have employees occasionally walk through the cars scanning Clipper cards.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
BART doesn't have that type of ticket. You tag your Clipper card (or insert your BART ticket, if you're not a frequent rider) upon entering a station, and again when exiting at your destination.
But CalTrain does have employees occasionally walk through the cars scanning Clipper cards.
Yep and I've seen them catch people who just hopped on.