RE: [OT] Scanning cars for laptops - Sounds like BS to me

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Found this:

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/region_wide/2005/08/17/06967453-8002-45f8-b520-66b9bed6f29f.lpf

Interesting - but the laptop obviously has to be on!

Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Tim Fletcher
> Sent: 10 January 2006 15:10
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Scanning cars for laptops - Sounds like BS
to
> me
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> Sorry for the OT post but I have just been told a tale that doesn't
really
> add up.
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> My brother is a QS for NHBC and they had a meeting at a hotel.  During
the
> night 4 cars in the carpark were broken into - all contained laptops
> locked
> in the boot.  Other identical cars without laptops were ignored.  The
> police
> attended and claimed that thieves have a device that can
"scan" for
> electrical equipment - even when turned off.  This sounded bogus to me
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> especially when you consider the fact that the boot of a saloon car is
> almost a Faraday cage.
>
> Is this an urban myth and explained by a bunch of youths watching the
> arrival with binos etc.
>
> Any ideas welcome.
>
> Tim.
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