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0 pointsGodel_unicode8y ago0 comments

So anyone who can already follow a car can continue to follow a car. You're aware that cars have a globally unique identifier painted on the outside already, yes? And that identifier never changes and is trivially tied to the owners identity? Let's try to maintain some perspective.

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andmarios8y ago· 2 in thread

The VIN isn't transmitted wirelessly though. The article mentions that it is possible to build antennas that can extend the reception range by 2 to 3 orders of magnitude, so 300m (the proposed design range) may be stalked from as far away as 30km (2 orders of magnitude) or even more.

Place strategically a few of these antennas and you can monitor a huge area.

Godel_unicodeOP8y ago

License plate + state = GUID.

bendbro8y ago

Did you respond to the wrong comment? I don't think the parent commenter is debating that a license plate identifies a vehicle.

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