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Re:Thieves boosting signal from key fobs inside homes to ste... by swift532 on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @02:49PM (#18611778)
As someone who turns their car on by inserting their key into a slot in it, all this seems quite convoluted just for the convenience of pushing a button. I don't understand why the car would even let you accelerate at all if the key isn't inside the actual car (even if it's just in your pocket, if you insist on pressing a button).
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Re:Thieves boosting signal from key fobs inside homes to ste... by toss1 on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @03:15PM (#18612022)
The key has to be in it to start it, but once started, the key can go away and it will continue to run.

(& yes, I still start my car with a key that is inserted, and mine also has a clutch & manual H-pattern 5-speed)

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Re:Thieves boosting signal from key fobs inside homes to ste... by swift532 on Thursday December 06, 2018 @07:50AM (#18617571)
Sorry, perhaps I should've put my commment higher up. I was referring to the general problem of the article, which I understood to be enabled (among other things) by the possibility of unlocking, turning on, and driving a car without the car having a means of verifying the key is inside/very close to the car.
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