Thieves breaking into houses -- to steal high-tech cars : Tech Digest

Newsflash: even if your vehicle has a built-in immobilizer to prevent theft by hotwiring, you still have to protect the key. "Vehicles are being stolen through residential break and enters, where the suspect[s] enter the home and obtain the keys for the vehicle," according to police in Toronto, Canada. Logically, you should lock your keys in a safe, and swallow the key to that. Then take the tube. [GT]

Vehicle anti-theft devices spur brazen break-ins, authorities say