> Get insurance, do the basic stuff you can to avoid having valuables in your car or advertising yourself as a mark... Is obviously good advice, but > Does an

> Get insurance, do the basic stuff you can to avoid having valuables in your car or advertising yourself as a mark... Is obviously good advice, but > Does anyone really think they're going to save themselves from thieves by turning off bluetooth? I hope nobody is that naive. Do I think turning off Bluetooth will reduce the chance of a thief using a Bluetooth scanner to find something in my car? Why, yes. Yes, I do. Obviously, the best answer is "don't leave your laptop and other valuable electronics in your car," but if that's not practical -- for instance, if you're traveling with both a work laptop and a personal one and can't realistically bring both of them into a restaurant with you -- then c'mon, take a couple seconds to turn off Bluetooth.