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When you steal a car, don't (Bluetooth) pair your phone to it. - deckeda - 02-12-2016
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/opsec-fail-baltimore-teen-car-thieves-paired-phones-with-jeep-uconnect/
Choosing a house with a picture-snapping Nest also didn't help the thieves.
Re: When you steal a car, don't (Bluetooth) pair your phone to it. - OWC Jamie - 02-12-2016
more modern tech vs not so smart
http://www.universalhub.com/2016/gps-device-earlier-arrest-led-police-right-last
Re: When you steal a car, don't (Bluetooth) pair your phone to it. - cbelt3 - 02-12-2016
Love how their original bail was set at WAY lower than what the DA had asked for... Perhaps instead of ankle monitors they should have to wear body cameras as well ?
Re: When you steal a car, don't (Bluetooth) pair your phone to it. - OWC Jamie - 02-12-2016
Ask for a mile if you want an inch is rather common here.
The ankle bracelet monitoring can be rather lax too.
Re: When you steal a car, don't (Bluetooth) pair your phone to it. - JPK - 02-12-2016
Thanks. Good advice. I will make note for the next time I steal a car.
JPK
PS I bought a Ford C-Max Energi that was a Ford Program Car. It was driven by some who worked at ford in Michigan. When I got it, the Nav system had all the previous driver's phone numbers, contacts, addresses, home address and frequently visited places. I would ad to todays good advice to nuke & pave your GPS when you are turning in a car.
Re: When you steal a car, don't (Bluetooth) pair your phone to it. - Bimwad - 02-13-2016
JPK wrote:
PS I bought a Ford C-Max Energi that was a Ford Program Car. It was driven by some who worked at ford in Michigan. When I got it, the Nav system had all the previous driver's phone numbers, contacts, addresses, home address and frequently visited places. I would ad to todays good advice to nuke & pave your GPS when you are turning in a car.
I see the same thing with rental cars. One might think that purging the pairings would be part of the cleaning/maintenance routine, but I guess not.
Re: When you steal a car, don't (Bluetooth) pair your phone to it. - Black - 02-13-2016
Baltimore has a police dept. that actually investigates things? Cool!
Re: When you steal a car, don't (Bluetooth) pair your phone to it. - C(-)ris - 02-14-2016
Black wrote:
Baltimore has a police dept. that actually investigates things? Cool!
Minneapolis does as well. I really think that Chicago is the anomaly.
Re: When you steal a car, don't (Bluetooth) pair your phone to it. - fauch - 02-15-2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7acD4q0lp0