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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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