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One can get RF blocking pouches for the keyfob. It’s a cheap countermeasure; a bit inconvenient, though.
by hanche 7y ago
One can get RF blocking pouches for the keyfob. It’s a cheap countermeasure; a bit inconvenient, though.
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- unityByFreedom 7y agoif you know about this issue I guess you just go back to regular keys
- WalterBright 7y agoAnother advantage to an old car. Mechanical keys, and a gearshift :-)
- hvidgaard 7y agoA gearshift is only a deterrent in the US. In EU I think everyone has to get their license in a manual.
- Lukas_Skywalker 7y agoSwitzerland recently changed the law so people that passed the exam on an automatic are now allowed to drive manual transmissions as well. Seems slightly crazy to me.
- adrianN 7y agoIn Germany at least you can get your license in an automatic car, but then you're not allowed to drive manual cars.
- dagw 7y agoEU I think everyone has to get their license in a manual. Several countries in the EU have automatic only drivers licenses, but hardly anybody gets them since being forbidden from driving a manual car is a pretty significant limitation.
- lrem 7y agoThey don't have to. But getting your license in an automatic means you are limited to pretty much hybrids/electrics.
- hvidgaard 7y agoIn that case I'd rather just plugin the fob... I have to get it out of the pouch anyway, so I'd rather not bother with it at all.
- vkou 7y agoYou're better off just popping the battery out, and using the keyfob in passive mode.
- natch 7y agoThe newer Tesla keyfobs don’t emit RF unless you either click a button, or are inches away from the RFID reader on the driver door pillar. Maybe could still be defeated with a very long range RFID reader? I don’t know how long range they get.
- labawi 7y agoI read about ~1m boosting, though not sure what type of technology it was. It might still be a good idea to limit time-of-flight to eliminate relay attacks.