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    From Retrograde@21:1/5 to All on Wed Feb 28 17:37:02 2024
    From the «drive a standard shift» department:
    Feed: Technology | The Guardian
    Title: Gone in 20 seconds: how ‘smart keys’ have fuelled a new wave of car crime
    Author: Jon Ungoed-Thomas
    Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:08:46 -0500
    Link: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/feb/24/smart-keys-car-crime-thieves-hi-tech-arms-race

    One London resident watched on CCTV as a thief walked up to his £40,000 car and
    drove away. Now manufacturers say they are being drawn in to a hi-tech ‘arms race’ with criminals

    • Read more: car industry was warned keyless vehicles vulnerable to theft a decade ago[1]

    When Steve Jessop’s electric Hyundai car was stolen outside his west London house on a rainy day earlier this month, he appealed to neighbours for potential
    footage of the crime.

    He quickly secured a CCTV video and was stunned at the ease with which his car had been taken. A hooded figure approached it, opened the doors without forced entry, started the engine and drove off.
    Continue reading...[2]

    Links:
    [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/24/revealed-car-industry-was-warned-keyless-vehicles-vulnerable-to-theft-a-decade-ago (link)
    [2]: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/feb/24/smart-keys-car-crime-thieves-hi-tech-arms-race (link)

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to fungus@amongus.com.invalid on Wed Feb 28 20:34:57 2024
    On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:37:02 GMT, Retrograde
    <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

    Now manufacturers say they are being drawn in to a hi-tech 'arms
    race' with criminals

    Another "poor me" excuse....they didn't listen to the experts on this
    topic.

    FOB/Smartphone access is not needed

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