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Your car’s tire sensors could be used to track you (networks.imdea.org)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Fuck Cars.

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[–] 58 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Your car has a series of numbers and letters on the back of it that are unique to the vehicle, and can be used to track you as well. There are even automated cameras that can do this.

Tracking a vehicle is easy, and always has been.

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  • [–] 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

    However, the researchers found that these tire sensors also send a unique ID number in clear, unencrypted wireless signals, meaning that anyone nearby with a simple radio receiver can capture the signal, and recognize the same car again later

    Its not quite the same ball game. Sure its not great that the government can track easily with ALPRs, but this type of tracking is available to nearly anyone and could be used for significant crimes like stalking or human trafficking. It can also be done without a sightline of the car, unlike a camera system.

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