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Your car’s tire sensors could be used to track you - IMDEA Networks
networks.imdea.orgResearchers 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...
If they are checking that your spyware is installed still, it gives lie to their motivation.
Both over and under inflated tyres present a significant reduction in handling and breaking abilities of cars. Having the correct air pressure in your tyres is fairly important when push comes to shove.
Sure, but what about when shove comes to push.
This spyware is a byproduct of how the wireless tpms sensors work. If someone installed a wired version it would still pass.