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Cell Phones Disable Keys for High-End Cars

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the fun-toys-to-exploit dept.

Geoffrey.landis writes "Turns out if you have a top-end Nissan car, your cellphone may erase your car key. '"We discovered that if the I-Key touches a cellphone, outgoing or incoming calls have the potential to alter the electronic code inside the I-Key," Nissan spokesman Kyle Bazemore said. "The car won't start and the I-Key cannot be reprogrammed."'"

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  1. Adds a whole new meaning to WarDriving! by trolltalk.com · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    n/t

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  2. Re:Earth to PC users! by s.bots · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Call me crazy but aren't Macs PCs (Personal Computers)? I hate to hear people cuss themselves out so hard, but I guess that's what happens when you troll....

  3. Re:That's a crying shame... by CompMD · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Personally, I can't think of a single person who would (in sober retrospect) rather get a DUI or kill someone than spend $100 for a new car key.

  4. Mobile Breathalyzer by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'd like to see high-end, or any-end cars that won't start unless their driver's cellphone Bluetooths the car with positive breathalyzer results. Maybe after even one conviction for DWI/DUI.

    Even if they get someone else to pass the test, that person might take the wheel instead of the drunk, especially motivated by knowing they put the drunk behind the wheel.

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