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In article <328D26D8.96E@lojack.com> lojack <lojack@lojack.com> writes:
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>Has anyone heard of such a compromise of the LoJack? I hear the signal 
>all the time on my scanner and sometimes it quite strong indicating the 
>stolen vehicle is nearby. Other times I hear multiple LoJacks operating, 
>the signal strength varies and the spacing between the chirps makes it 
>obvious there is more than one operating.

I assume that the LoJack listens on a different frequency for a signal
asking it to turn on, and when you report the vehicle as stolen, the
local police (or is that police everywhere?) transmit the key to turn it
on.

Where does that key come from?  I have here visions of some auto theft
ring with a Lojack unit and a pile of DMV records, who get orders for
particular models, find cars of that model in the records, and then
easily use Lojack to locate the nearest one to steal.  As soon as we
get technology, the bad guys seem to appropriate it.
--scott
   (always discouraged by technological solutions to social problems)
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"C'est un Nagra.  C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."