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Is Remote Keyless Entry Any Safer Than It Used to Be?
Clue4All asks: "The time has come for me to start looking for a new car to buy after the winter snows have come and gone. Every car I'm interested in seems to come standard with Remote Keyless Entry with all their models. Has this technology become safer since I last bought a car? I remember seeing a news story years ago about burglars receiving signals used to open garage doors, and Google turned up articles like this from a few years ago. Apparently, some keyless entry systems now use "code hopping," which changes the signal after each use, making copying the signals pretty hard. I've requested information from a few car companies as to whether they employ such technology, what are your findings? Are these safe? I ask because I live in an apartment complex, not that I'd worry about anyone living around me doing something like this, but the thought is still there."
HEHE my father is a retired locksmith, that was his general advice to anyone who stated that their car was frequently broken into and or stolen. The responce was always in the line of that they were too good for a cheap looking car.
Not only is the remote keyless entry unsafe, but driving cars is inherently unsafe. You could be struck and killed. Stay off the roads. Hide in your basement. Wear tinfoil.
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Although I usually do not recommend this approach, consider obtaining security through obscurity.
Heh, for some reason I thought you were going to suggest taking off the Dodge logos and replacing them with Chevy logos.
If you're afraid of someone scanning the remote's codes to gain access to your car, consider getting an aftermarket system.
Unless you plan on turning off the beep and/or the light flash when you unlock your car this doesn't seem like a very useful plan. Most thieves using this method will just stand in the middle of the parking lot and hit the button. I.E. they're probably not going to be targetting a single car.