Here’s an argument for buying older cars. If you drive a vehicle newer than 2008, your car’s tire pressure system could be used to track your location.
A group of researchers at IMDEA Networks Institute — an English-speaking research organization focused on data networks and based in Madrid — discovered this privacy risk after a 10-week study in which they collected roughly 6 million wireless signals from more than 20,000 cars. Their findings point to a serious hacking threat hidden in the tire sensors of most modern vehicles.
The TREAD Act of 2000 mandated that modern cars come equipped with TPMS for road safety. The system works by releasing wireless signals through tiny sensors attached to each tire, which communicate each tire’s pressure information to the car’s electronic control unit. A warning light on the vehicle’s dashboard indicates low tire pressure.
Instead of using a camera with a clear line of sight to the car, hackers can hypothetically
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