Your car’s tire sensors could be used to track you - IMDEA Networks
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Researchers at IMDEA Networks Institute, together with European partners, have found that tire pressure sensors in modern cars can unintentionally expose drivers to tracking. Over a ten-week study, they collected signals from more than 20,000 vehicles, revealing a hidden privacy risk and highlighting the need for stronger security measures in future vehicle sensor systems. Most...
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  • spizzat2@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1 month

    Jokes on them. My TPMS sensors died a while ago, and I haven’t felt the need to fix it.

    Now I’m a ghost! /s

    • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1 month

      The rfid tag is probably still good and whatever is on the receiving end isn’t working.

      Apparently it’s an active system these days.

      • spizzat2@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1 month

        It seems that the system is not RFID or passive, but an active system that requires a battery to transmit data. It’s far more likely that the batteries, which typically lasts about the length of time I’ve owned my car, are just drained.