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


  • Subject: RE: [OT] Scanning cars for laptops - Sounds like BS to m e
  • From: "Ward, David" <DAvid.Ward@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:50:25 -0000

yes, but there's probably also several in the Car already

i.e clock, radio, alarm/imobiliser, mobile phone, ECU, GPS Tracker ;)

Dave


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Noble [mailto:yahoo-groups@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 10 January 2006 15:28
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Scanning cars for laptops - Sounds like BS to
me


Paul Gale wrote:
> Found this:
>
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/region_wide/2005/08/17/06967453-8002-45
f8-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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