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.
  • Warl0k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26 days

    … why, tho? Is this just an end run around the telcos, who can already get all that information but charge for it and they don’t wanna pay?

    • mangaskahn@lemmy.worldEnglish
      26 days

      It’s because law enforcement needs way less oversight to search a database through a subscription service than to get phone data from the telcos.

      • Serinus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        26 days

        It’s a good habit to keep your phone on airplane mode when you can. It also saves on battery.

        • unitedwithme@lemmy.todayEnglish
          26 days

          +1 Phone on airplane mode (eliminates WiFi/BT cellular & GPS tracking)

          1. run physical mobile hotspot device for data (like Calyx hotspot - +2pts of you pick Moxee model to also run rayhunter)

          2. connect to hotspot over WiFi with random MAC addresses (effectively eliminates IMSI tracking)

          3. Enable a solid VPN. (Helps hide location and other usage)

          4. Use chat/text/phone apps over WiFi (eliminates carrier tracking)

          5. +5 for degoogled OS with profiles capability

          6. +3 for Firefox forks like Librewolf or Waterfox with Port Authority and Privacy Badger

          EDIT: btw the tech from the article is called SingleTrace…