When you steal a car, don't (Bluetooth) pair your phone to it.

[deckeda]

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/...-uconnect/

Choosing a house with a picture-snapping Nest also didn't help the thieves.

[OWC Jamie]

more modern tech vs not so smart
http://www.universalhub.com/2016/gps-dev...right-last

[cbelt3]

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 ?

[OWC Jamie]

Ask for a mile if you want an inch is rather common here.

The ankle bracelet monitoring can be rather lax too.

[JPK]

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.

[Bimwad]

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.

[Black]

Baltimore has a police dept. that actually investigates things? Cool!

[C(-)ris]

Black wrote:
Baltimore has a police dept. that actually investigates things? Cool!

Minneapolis does as well. I really think that Chicago is the anomaly.

[fauch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7acD4q0lp0