The Small Packet of Bits That Can Save (or Destabilize) a City
Manuel Rábade
39th Chaos Communication Congress (39C3): Power Cycles · Day 2 · Saal Zero
Manuel Rábade's 39C3 talk, "The Small Packet of Bits That Can Save (or Destabilize) a City," delves into the fascinating and critical infrastructure of Mexico City's Seismic Alert System (SAS). This system, which provides crucial early warnings for earthquakes, relies on the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and its Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) protocol. Rábade not only dissects the technical intricacies of this life-saving technology but also shares a personal journey driven by curiosity, culminating in open-source contributions that have influenced the system's accessibility.