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Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 16:34:45 -0600
From: "Brig C. McCoy" <brigc at world.std.com>
Subject: PalmPilots voiding car locks in Europe

There's at least one program for Palm devices with IR ports which "learns"
the infrared codes from a remote-control device, letting the Palm device
replace remote controls for your TV/VCR/Cable/Stereo/Whatever.

According to a story in *New Scientist*, this same program can be used to
"learn" the codes from several different makes of remote locks for cars in
Europe.

Wonder if 3Com's planning to include an RF interface for US cars? :)

<http://www.newscientist.com/cgi-bin/pageserver.cgi?/ns/981205/newsstory6.html>

Brig C. McCoy, Southeast Kansas Library System, 218 East Madison Street,
Iola, KS  66749  1-316-365-5136   <http://www.sekls.lib.ks.us/staff/brigc>

  [The NS article says that it takes only 10 seconds to capture the code,
  and is virtually undetectable.  Discovery is credited to Lars Sorensen of
  PC World.  I recall mention of this attack mode in RISKS many years ago.
  (Watch out for palm-palm girls.)  Also noted by several others.  PGN]