Electric scooter companies have started cropping up all over the US. Competing largely on brand recognition and how many scooters you can fit in a small chunk of public space, are there actually more meaningful differences between the multiple companies all apparently trying to do the same thing? Shocking nobody, the answer is yes.
This presentation will explore the APIs provided by multiple vendors, using them to leak information that gives significant insight into the competitive abilities and success of each company. It'll also explore cases where they're probably providing far more information than they should do, including the ability to figure out where people who work for the US government live. And, of course, it'll include an examination of the network and physical security of the devices and discuss whether all the vendors are equivalently competent (spoiler: they're not)