For a journalist there is nothing better than scandal. But the topic on LED screens and applications is technical, flat and dull. That’s how it was until now. Suddenly a very scandalous and juicy topic was supplied to us by the recent event in the Russia’s capital. On two LED screens in downtown Moscow the indecent video clips were shown.
Facts
In the evening of January 14, 2010, two huge outdoor LED screens overlooking the Moscow’s major avenue, the Garden Ring, were playing pornographic clips for nearly half an hour causing a great amusement among drivers and passenger and great indignation among the city authorities. In spite of the late hour and fairly light traffic, the unusual spectacle immediately created a traffic jam: numerous spectators decided to stop and take a memorable photo of the LED screens displaying enormous pictures of questionable and obviously illegal nature.
An outdoor LED screen is a computer-driven device. It retains therefore all the advantages and shortcomings of the installed software. The absolute majority of outdoor LED screens (especially those manufactured in China) are controlled by standard Microsoft programs which are rather vulnerable to hackers’ attacks. A specialist needs only to invest a certain amount of time and efforts to hack a website of some company or institution. However most such attacks remain anonymous and unseen. To gain access to a public LED screen makes much more sense since the results are clear for everyone to see.
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