License plate cameras with Bluetooth sensors can track phones, AirPods, and smartwatches, report finds
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Graig Graziosi
Summary
A new report reveals that license plate cameras equipped with Leonardo's SignalTrace sensors can collect unique Bluetooth identifiers from drivers' phones, AirPods, smartwatches, and other wireless devices. This technology, primarily sold to U.S. law enforcement, goes beyond simple license plate tracking to potentially identify individuals through their personal electronics, raising significant privacy concerns.
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bskyLicense plate cameras with Bluetooth sensors can track phones, AirPods, and smartwatches, report findsthe-independent.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledOne product, defense contractor Leonardo's SignalTrace system — which produces sensors that can be fitted to existing license plate readers — can collect unique identifiers attached to phones, AirPods, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices, according to 404Media.
That would potentially allow law enforcement the ability to not only collect a license plate and identify who the car is registered to, but also collect information identifying the
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