Privacy

50695 readers

633 users here now

A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.

Some Rules

Posting a link to a website containing tracking isn't great, if contents of the website are behind a paywall maybe copy them into the post
Don't promote proprietary software
Try to keep things on topic
If you have a question, please try searching for previous discussions, maybe it has already been answered
Reposts are fine, but should have at least a couple of weeks in between so that the post can reach a new audience
Be nice :)

Related communities

much thanks to @gary_host_laptop for the logo design :)

founded 6 years ago

MODERATORS

License Plate Cameras Will Soon Track Phones, Wearables, Infotainment, and Even Your Pets (www.thedrive.com)

submitted 2 months ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

15 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’m not buying that they can scan pet chips. I think that requires closer proximity than their devices can get.

IDK if they can or not, but I've heard they scan car tire pressure sensors. Which apparently, have unique IDs. Unique fingerprint for each car that has 'em. All those fingeprrints put together let them track cars even if the plate is changed.

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Unless there is wirelesa telemetry from the sensor, they probably can't scan those.

[–] FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The tire sensors, you mean? (nvm this if you meant the pet chips!) Those do use wireless telemetry. It's easier do like that, and more reliable, than attaching a wire to a rapidly rotating thing through a brushing contact or w/e. Most of them have little batteries, so they actively transmit. Unlike those pet RFID chips which are powered only by the incoming radio signal.

They also have unique identifiers. Not unique per car. I guess it makes sense in a way. You wouldn't want to use the TPMS data from a car in the next lane. But it does open up this attack :(

I wonder what kinda weird looks a person would get, if they ask a tire shop to remove the TPMS modules from their tires, lol

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We just need to drive around with jammers and high powered lasers that destroy cameras.

[–] FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

I'm in.