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Wait, reading or spoofing tire pressure is more of an issue than opening doors and starting the engine?
by boardwaalk 5y ago
Wait, reading or spoofing tire pressure is more of an issue than opening doors and starting the engine?
- montjoy 5y agoPotentially. You could put a dangerously high or low amount of air in the tire and then tell the car, “this is fine”.
- ctoth 5y agoMore disturbing to me is that most TPMS transmissions have a unique ID associated with them making it trivial to track a given vehicle. Many vehicles only transmit pressure when prompted, but I have definitely noticed those which constantly transmit. Usually Toyota.
- mywittyname 5y agoThat's how Toyota's proximity unlock feature works.
- ComputerGuru 5y agoIsn’t the range extremely close?
- kube-system 5y agoTPMS often uses a lower frequency range which can travel pretty well.
- coolspot 5y agoDepends on the size of your antenna. Russians might secretly built 10e10 sq.mi. antenna array field to read tire pressure of all US cars!
- sennight 5y agoI'd say so, from the perspective of utility and persistence. 4 (maybe 5 including spare) uniquely serialized radio beacons make a good target for dragnet surveillance with zero risk to abusers. I'm also more weary of scam extended warranties than I am of kidnap and ransom, even though one is obviously far more unpleasant than the other.