The hidden life of signals: Time-domain inferences and other privacy attacks on everyday devices

arXiv:2609.27803 · cs.CR · Submitted 2026-08-17 · Read on arXiv

cs.CR

Submitted: 2026-08-17

Updated: 2026-08-17

Code: https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433

Terminology

• Clustering — 11× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Bluetooth Low Energy — 2× in this paper
• Decode — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Fingerprinting — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System — 2× in this paper
• Accuracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Cooperation — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Feature Extraction — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Fidelity — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Hybrid Approach — 1× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes
• Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology — 1× in this paper

Sources

• LTE security, protocol exploits and location tracking experimentation with low-cost software radio
• Handoff All Your Privacy: A Review of Apple's Bluetooth Low Energy Continuity Protocol
• A Study of MAC Address Randomization in Mobile Devices and When it Fails

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