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License Plates, Vin Numbers clearly available on the dash, Tire Sensors, Bluetooth MAC, WIFI MAC, Cellular IDs for most even if you don't pay for the service.
It's an interesting thing to point out, but we're mostly driving around with much higher power sensors than the pressure sensors.
Not to mention the cell phone most of us carry.
They're operating on a standard and they're federally mandated since 2007. It is likely possible to remove them, but it's going to f with your other safey systems and leave errors all over your dash.