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Your car’s tire sensors could be used to track you (networks.imdea.org)

submitted 8 months ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Fuck Cars.

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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

~~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.

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[–] spizzat2@lemmy.zip 5 points 8 months ago (1 child)

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.

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago

TPMS are transponders.

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