After doing some digging, we noticed that the idea of wrapping car keys in foil had appeared in the news before. How Electronic Key Fobs WorkCentral to this subject are car key fobs, the electronic devices attached to key rings that contain buttons to lock and unlock your vehicle. So what are the facts about car key fobs and foil? A test of a Mazda key fob wrapped in foil showed that it wouldn’t function from just a few feet away. Criminals Targeting Car Key FobsWhy would someone want to contain their key fob’s signal within a tiny space, surrounded by foil?

Source: Washington Post August 09, 2022 14:09 UTC