Tire Pressure Sensors Could Expose Owners To Tracking

Researchers at the IMDEA Networks Institute have found a vulnerability in the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) used to monitor a car's tire pressures that could be used to track owners. The study claims that TPMS are vulnerable to hacking, providing a gateway for someone to track a vehicle based on the unique identifiers freely emitted by TPMS, which interface wirelessly with your vehicle to convey tire pressures.

TPMS has been federally mandated since 2007, but the aging technology...