Thieves using Bluetooth locator apps to find electronic devices in parked cars
There is a general sense that crime is increasing in the Bay Area, but there is one area where it is reaching epidemic proportions: car burglaries.
Police agencies across the Bay Area are warning about one sneaky way that burglars are using Bluetooth to find electronic devices, even if they're hidden out of sight.
My car does not have tinted windows to test this, and of course I will never try on a car that is not mine, but I read somewhere that if you placed your cell phone up against the glass of a car that has tinted windows it will, thru the camera, show the insides pretty clearly. Has anybody tried this?
Just one more reason to either TURN ALL THAT BATTERY DRAINING CRAP OFF or just leave the phone off when out and about or leave the phone at home when out and about.
Updated to the latest release of the OS on my phone yesterday, mid-day. Noticed when I turned the phone on this AM, battery drain was more than usual from last charge. Checked settings and Blue Tooth is on. Blue Tooth has been off since I got the phone and I turned it off after the last update. So the phone was searching using Blue Tooth for half a day and unnecessarily using battery power. Fuckers.
Even thee old tube AM bad boys ain't immune
ReplyDelete1962 (early) Ford Fairlane Radio with Bluetooth OE Replica
https://www.classiccarstereos.com/1962-late-63-ford-fairlane-radio.html?rrec=true
Ain't technology great!
ReplyDeleteCA's becoming graduate school for criminals.
ReplyDeleteGlad I got away before I had to live this.
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Now apply this to "smart" guns that wirelessly interact with the wielder.
ReplyDeleteGood point!
DeleteI never thought of that!
My car does not have tinted windows to test this, and of course I will never try on a car that is not mine, but I read somewhere that if you placed your cell phone up against the glass of a car that has tinted windows it will, thru the camera, show the insides pretty clearly.
ReplyDeleteHas anybody tried this?
daddy-o
Yes, it works very well.
DeleteJust one more reason to either TURN ALL THAT BATTERY DRAINING CRAP OFF or just leave the phone off when out and about or leave the phone at home when out and about.
ReplyDeleteUpdated to the latest release of the OS on my phone yesterday, mid-day. Noticed when I turned the phone on this AM, battery drain was more than usual from last charge. Checked settings and Blue Tooth is on. Blue Tooth has been off since I got the phone and I turned it off after the last update. So the phone was searching using Blue Tooth for half a day and unnecessarily using battery power. Fuckers.
Nemo