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

Subject: Re: [OT] Scanning cars for laptops - Sounds like BS to me
From: Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:28:08 +0000
References: <A016D698CB79874CAE4CD3663E69BA49091C4B@homeserver.home.siliconpixel.com>

Paul Gale wrote:
> 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!
>

Maybe, maybe not. There's probably an oscillator or two running even
when it's turned "off" - at the very least there will be one
keeping the
real time clock ticking (usually only 32kHz or so though). Might be
possible to detect some noise from them I suppose...

Jim

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