▲ 227 ▼ This free tool is helping drivers avoid automatic license plate readers — as fears grow around 'intrusive' new devices that could track your phone, AirPod and smartwatch data (www.techradar.com) submitted 4 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 54 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) I knew there was a reason I didn't bother fixing mine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] innermachine@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago Don't worry ur tpms ids aren't useful for tracking. Their not like exclusive to the car and in some data base, and not as unique as u may think. Their randomly generated either 10 digit or hex ID that u program ur cars tpms module to read. U can replace the sensors and run another randomly generated id and program module to see that as it's, or u can reprogram a sensor (or a blank) to have the existing ID. There is no real useful way to track anybody with it, the range is so shit on them and you would have had to already have scanned the sensor IDs on the car to know them, which surprise u have a licence plate and shit their already gonna have all ur info at that point. If ur getting tracked in a car, I promise you it will never be from the TPMS lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] innermachine@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago Don't worry ur tpms ids aren't useful for tracking. Their not like exclusive to the car and in some data base, and not as unique as u may think. Their randomly generated either 10 digit or hex ID that u program ur cars tpms module to read. U can replace the sensors and run another randomly generated id and program module to see that as it's, or u can reprogram a sensor (or a blank) to have the existing ID. There is no real useful way to track anybody with it, the range is so shit on them and you would have had to already have scanned the sensor IDs on the car to know them, which surprise u have a licence plate and shit their already gonna have all ur info at that point. If ur getting tracked in a car, I promise you it will never be from the TPMS lol permalink fedilink source parent