• jnod4@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    20 hours ago

    I’m pretty sure all tpms can be read with an electric interference reader when they’re probed, as an intended loophole

    • French75@slrpnk.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      3 hours ago

      I don’t know about intentionally designing that. It would violate contracts and have to be a hidden, but broadly conspiratorial activity. I have some professional experience in consumer electronics, and I remember when TPMs started becoming a required component for CE. It took several years to become commonplace; a slow transition from security by obscurity to sensible practices when devices started to be internet connected.

      Nevertheless, from my experience, I’d say the TPMs aren’t there for user security, they are there to keep Hollywood movies safe.