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Houston tracks every car on the major highways by their built in Bluetooth interfaces. Even if you do t have a Bluetooth phone, the car has Bluetooth and will g
by runnerup 4y ago
Houston tracks every car on the major highways by their built in Bluetooth interfaces. Even if you do t have a Bluetooth phone, the car has Bluetooth and will give up its ID to large antennas on the light posts along the highway.
- throwaway742 4y agoLaughs in 1992 Honda Civic with aux cable.
- daniel-cussen 4y agoLicense plates also. It's not new. I think it's fine, if you're going that fast, you can't be anonymous. Airplanes aren't, missiles sure as shit aren't, the whole atmosphere is under surveillance for anything larger than a baseball.
- runnerup 4y agoBeing able to track passengers is a bit new
- dghlsakjg 4y agoI fly a light sport plane (Canadian Ultralight which is not the same as a US ultralight) in airspace controlled by the military over an airbase. It is frankly astounding how often they lose me on radar coverage while in their airspace. I have a Mode C transponder blasting my data out to them as well. The capabilities that the military/government pretend to have are VERY different than the capabilities they actually have.
- alx__ 4y agoJokes on you! The Bluetooth in my car has stopped working and the dealer wants 3000 to replace it :(
- chinathrow 4y agoWhy is that tracking even a thing?
- tpxl 4y agoThere are plenty of very good reasons to track vehicle locations (ex. new road planning, maintenance). Problem is, there are plenty more, more profitable, reasons to do so (ex. invading your privacy to sell you ads).
- pnutjam 4y agoNo bluetooth? No Problem: https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/multiple-indiana-law-enforcement-agencies-installed-new-license-plate-technology https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/multiple-indiana-law-enfo...