This Company Will Add Phone, AirPod, and Smartwatch Trackers to License Plate Readers (www.404media.co)

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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/47704273

SignalTrace “links devices that regularly travel together, correlating them to license plate.” It is a surveillance product that will sweep up and add all sorts of Bluetooth and other data to license plate readers, linking specific devices—and people—to cars.

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[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 months ago

How is it even lawfulthat this is just routine for the company to capture without an actual specific requirements to obtain keep and use.

[-] rmrf@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

No expectation of privacy in public is the general basis. Seems like passing "reasonable expectation of privacy from government agents, private and public, in public spaces" as an extension of the 4th amendment would be nice

[-] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago

Lawful doesn't matter if nothing is being enforced. Your rights are less than lip service in the US.

[-] who@feddit.org 5 points 2 months ago

https://web.archive.org/web/20260608193011/https://www.404media.co/this-company-will-add-phone-airpod-and-smartwatch-trackers-to-license-plate-readers/

[-] wrinkle2409@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 months ago

Who tf asked for this? Satan?

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