* Posts by Steve 83

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Car immobilisers easily circumvented by crafty carjackers

Steve 83

How long before we have face recognition?

...built in via the rear view mirror as an additional measure? Finger print ID etc should be easy to install, approx weight of driver even easier. Go ahead, steal my keys, but unless you're a fat bald ugly git you can't have my motor.

Insurance companies would love to have a photo of the driver stashed in a black box for every claim.

Why only go as far as 128-bit AES? If you need it to be secure,go for REALLY secure. Compare the expected life span of the car to the progress of CPU speeds required to crack the encryption.

Retinal scanner might be next on the list, but I don't want my eyeball gauged out, stuck on a pencil then discarded in a pile of quarter-light glass on the pavement.