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Tin foil for your key fob?
How to keep your car's key fob safe. DETROIT – Given that the best way to store your car keys at night is by putting them in a coffee can, what's an ex-FBI agent's advice to protect cars from theft during the day? Wrap car fobs in aluminum foil. “Although it's not ideal, it is the most inexpensive way,” said Holly Hubert, a cybersecurity expert who retired in 2017 from the FBI in Buffalo, New York. “The cyber threat is so dynamic and ever changing, it’s hard for consumers to keep up.” Now, as CEO of GlobalSecurityIQ, she suggests clients go online and spend a few dollars and buy what’s called a Faraday bag to shield the fob signal from potential theft. Imagine a traditional sandwich bag made ...
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/m/3a56f4dc-cf91-3d5c-a861-b5b8341d2e2e/ss_why-you-might-want-to-wrap.html
Maybe we should all tuck our keys inside our foil hats?
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