• s38b35M5@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

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

    The sort of data Leonardo says SignalTrace can sweep up includes the RFID tags in key cards and pet microchips; devices with Bluetooth such as wireless headphones, fitness trackers, and mobile phones; components of a car like tire pressure sensors and infotainment systems; and Wi-Fi sources such as vehicle hotspots and laptops, according to the product sheet.

    For those saying, “just leave your phone at home.”

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      Leave your phone, dog, car, wallet, smart watch, hearing aids, headphones, and any other potentially “smart” / Bluetooth devices at home. If it can respond to a signal, like an RFID card in your wallet, then it should stay home.

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        10 hours ago

        Or get faraday pouches for them. Or you can wrap in aluminum foil in a pinch. Or an all metal pot, through the stuff in there.

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          11 hours ago

          Been hearing this for fifteen years now, it is just so niche a threat that people shouldnt have those horrible wallets in reality.

          The stalker info is coming from all the devices and the rfid blocking wallet is blocking reading of cards.

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            11 hours ago

            What makes them horrible? I like my no-profile wallet. I don’t want cards being readable through them. That’s the point

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              More power to you, I think they are fairly silly given the risk. Its like wearing velcro shoes to stop people who intentionally step on your laces…

              I am sure there are nice ones, I’d use one if I found a nice one but only because I like it not because of its features.