They mention this in the article. The difference is that since the tire sensor sends out an RF signal, direct line of sight isn’t necessary. You could throw a tracker up on a roof and grab signals from a block over.
The missing part may be tying that signal to a specific car, but say your car gets pulled over - they could read your tires’ sensor ID and compare it to where they captured it and bam! Now you’re fucked.
You can find older pixels on swappa for cheap - my understanding is that we won’t see a GrapheneOS phone earlier than 2027 (which admittedly is only 9 months away).
I wonder if you could run it on a dedicated piece of gear like FlockYou…
In that case, grab one of these: GL-iNet Opal Travel Router.
They’re sub $40 on Amazon (in the states), will do bridging for you, and are rock solid. I’ve used one for the past three years whenever I’ve traveled to conferences/for work.
Wait, why are you doing this? Is there some network throughput requirement? Just bridging wifi to Ethernet won’t get you Ethernet speed, latency, or stability (since the back haul to the internet is WiFi).
This feels a bit like an XY Problem.
Edit: Wait, I’m guessing the company doesn’t allow wifi? (That seems weird, if they’re using a mandatory VPN, it shouldn’t matter how the laptop gets to the internet). Leaving this in case anyone doesn’t know about XY Problems. They’ve bitten me several times over the years.
I never signed up for the Hyundai BlueLink thing. The dealership pushed it - hard.
“It used to be free for the first year and $40/year after, now it’s free for life, so why not do it?”
“You can start your car in the office and let it warm up outside!”
“The sales agent will get in trouble if you don’t activate BlueLink!”
Well, I never activated so hopefully, whatever driving metrics it’s gathering aren’t directly associated with me. (One day I may dig under the hood and try to find the cell antenna and disconnect it.)
You can find pixels on swappa and not give Google your money.
I’m looking for a Pixel 9 Pro as an upgrade for my existing 7 Pro and it’s cheaper used (obviously).
Someone else in here said the laws are confusing age verification for identity verification. If anything, I’d be okay with identity verification for banking as an additional check. (Plus my bank already knows what I spend money on)