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Anti-Theft Car Seat Uses Your Backside for ID

Posted December 23, 2011 9:35 AM

From Coolest Gadgets:

I have to admit that it was difficult to come up with a headline for this posting. How else can you describe that your butt (or some even more vulgar word) can be used as an identifier. After all, every car thief has to sit in the driver's seat and drive away. However, what if there was some theft-deterrent in place so the car will only drive when only certain butts are programmed in.

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12/23/2011 3:31 PM

A new slant on " Driving by the seat of your pants".....

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12/27/2011 8:08 PM

I had a good laugh.

A classic case of researchers in a box.

What of the range of other people who legitimately need to drive the car?

Delivery, mechanics through to valets, even tow drivers and emergency services.

What do you do? Authorize every service center/industry employee, or have a bypass code?

If the car is worth stealing, so is the code.

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