I thought the first part was so that you could give a valet the keys to park and retrieve your car, but not easily get to your belongings.
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pennomi@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Having a separate key for the trunk was very common historically, not sure why.
Off topic, but reminder to everyone who needs it, close up photos of keys is a security problem. With relatively little training you can recreate a key from a photo. If you know the person who posted the photo, that’s an easy target.
toynbee@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 8 hours ago
Off topic, but reminder to everyone who needs it, close up photos of keys is a security problem. With relatively little training you can recreate a key from a photo. If you know the person who posted the photo, that’s an easy target.
Hilarious.
You can drive off with any modern car with a $100 gadget from TEMU.
pennomi@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Just because another security flaw exists, it doesn’t invalidate the first security flaw.
Not posting pictures of your keys online goes far beyond automotive security.
Reygle@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
You’re not wrong, but if you really want to understand how fucked the past was, until about a decade ago you could go on eBay and buy a key that would open and start almost any police vehicle.