All these "unintentional" tracking devices begin to look intentional.
this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2026
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Build a large enough catalogue of bulk data and anything can be used to track you.
We bought "It's just so we can catch the terrorists!" hook, line, and sinker post-9/11.
But when "terrorism" is redefined as "making people in power upset," we're in big trouble.
So don't say anything rude about Donald Trump or the FBI will seek you out:
I never bought it, I was raising immortal hell then. But as a collective, yes we did, and as a collective, we're sitting around moaning instead of doing something, anything, effective.
True, but your implication that I'm not doing enough while I'm sitting here complaining is just as well-served to the mirror.
Lol
Apologies - didn't realize I was talking to someone who has bouts of nihilism mixed in with their political activism like rocks in a salad.
Enjoy the block!
Wait till you see how many Bluetooth devices still do this. Or better yet, Ant+.
I mean- anything that communicates wirelessly could be used to track an owner/user of a thing.. Is it likely? No, but is it possible someone puts radios under the pavement at intersections to log TPMS sensors? Sure- fuck now I'm messing with my own head. Never mind.
It seems easier to set up a camera and scan the license plate for identification instead of using radios for logging TPMS sensors.
Would it be an advantage to identify a car by logging the TPMS sensors?
It would certainly be of interest to know the "where" and "when" of where someone is - to FLOCK or the government. I don't like where this is going in my brain.
Oh, I meant what the advantage would be of tracking TPMS sensors instead of using a camera to read the license plate. I can see the advantage of tracking people.
Ah. My bad. Outside of "stolen plate" I don't know what reason could be.
O no. And this whole time I've been mailing my phone to my destination every time I have to drive somewhere so they can't track me!
The bastards!
My Wi-Fi also logs all the cars that pass that have built in WiFi. Kind of crazy how many ways cars can be tracked.
Fuck Cars, but also,my TPMS has always been me running around the car with a gauge before a roadtrip. Imagine my surprise when I find that my car has TPMPs, it just doesn't show pressures, just the tire icon.
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