Really? Snopes approved? Let's find out: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/code-grabbers-remote-keyless-entry/
From the above Snopes article:
However, times change and technology advances. In response to the fixed code security weakness, automakers shifted from RKEs with fixed codes to systems employing rolling random codes. These codes change every time a given RKE system is used to lock or unlock car doors and thus rendered the earlier ‘code grabbers’ ineffective. That form of more robust code system became the industry standard for remote keyless entry systems in the mid-1990s, so automobiles newer than that are not vulnerable to being quickly and easily opened by criminals armed with the first generation of code grabbers.
So relax, nobody is going to steal your code if you use your remote to lock your car.
Re-read that description. It only says that “first generation” code grabbers are ineffective. If you think there aren’t newer versions of that technology that can handle the code roll, you’re dangerously naive (and so are the Snopes losers).
Agreed. I didn't buy the 'email' at all. Why would the thieves continue to unlock the door with the owner so close that he could hear the click? After the first time, they obviously would wait until he was far enough away that he couldn't hear it.
That’s what I was thinking.. Lock and unlock are two different buttons, obviously two different signals since it doesn’t toggle. Heck, I can’t push the button, locking my door, and close it. To prevent people from locking their keys in, my car must be locked from the outside.
Period.
If they were to confirm that Trump is POTUS and that I'm still alive...I still wouldn't believe 'em.
Snopes sux...in all things.
You're not up on the latest tech. You don't even need to use your remote. The thieves will trigger it from outside the house and relay it to the car.
CCTV of thieves stealing a vehicle without the key by using a relay box.
There are several "Relay Box Car Theft" videos out there.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=relay+box+car+theft
Same applies to garage door openers. The system is pretty clever and would take a long time and computer processing power to crack.
Of course, I never blink my lights at a car driving with their high-beams on, after all, I received an email warning me that the car with the high-beams on is driven by a gangster that is being initiated and plans to shoot me if I blink my lights at him. This is true, I got an email saying it's true. sarc