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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  • yucandu@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2 months

    Do you drive without a LIDAR? Why, do you like to live dangerously?

    • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
      2 months

      If my car had LIDAR I would certainly take reasonable measures to ensure it continued working, yes.

      • yucandu@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2 months

        My snow tires didn’t come with TPMS sensors.

        Because they’re not mandated.

        Just like LIDAR wasn’t mandated on your car when you bought it.

        • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
          2 months

          TPMS sensors are in the wheels, not the tires. The only way they would no longer be there is if you had them removed.