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Don't simply copy someone else's comment regarding one particular rogue app and cite that as evidence that this hotel chain has more interest in misusing your data than preventing another one of their customers from being raped. You sir, are a moron.
He wouldn't need to. He would simply wait until the cleaning staff were in with the door propped open with a trolley. At that point he just walks in and acts like it's his room and asks for five minutes privacy while he takes a shower. Naturally they leave him alone in the room.
No. You didn't read TFA. The target is a contactless credit/debit card carried in the victim's wallet. The phone is used by the thief, who installs basic point-of-sale software on and then bumps it against a wallet in an attempt to relieve the victim of funds. The card is a passive device which is never 'turned off'.
I'm not it can't be abused. I simply believe that in this case the hotel are genuinely trying to improve security, and for a very good reason. Perhaps people should delve a little deeper before reaching for conspiracy theories.
English can be a tricky language to master, but don't despair. I said "could" not "can", closely followed by "wouldn't" instead of "don't". Dude (or lady), if you require any additional help with the subtleties of past versus present tense, I'm sure there are a number of readers here who would be delighted to assist;-)
Which you have to sign for. There's a reason they get a specimen signature when you check in. If they issue a replacement key card without checking the signature, you then sue the ass off of them.