But it's a good idea to allow third-party servicers of municipal parking payment applications to store our license plates in their probably completely unsecured databases:
Flaw in Kia’s web portal let researchers track, hack cars
Sep 2024, Ars Technica from Wired
They were able to scan virtually any Internet-connected Kia vehicle’s license plate and within seconds gain the ability to track that car’s location, unlock the car, honk its horn, or start its ignition at will.
Post Script: The Kia-hacking research group first began to assemble in late 2022 when they accidentally triggered rental scooters across their collge campus to honk and flash their lights for 15 minutes. At that point, the group “became super interested in trying more ways to make more things honk.
