I heard that those keys contain all your info - credit card, home address, phones, etc .- and it is electronically encoded into the key. For that reason you should never ever turn those keys back in or throw them into the trash.
2007-10-09 05:24:28 · 5 answers · asked by Zelda Hunter 7 in Travel ➔ Other - Destinations
Apparently it is not a simple case of urban legend:
http://www.rense.com/general46/beawarehotelroom.htm
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/10/travel_hotel_keys.html
2007-10-09 09:22:15 · update #1
Wow. I didn't know that. I will take mine with me from now on and shred it at home! Thanks!
2007-10-09 05:28:51 · answer #1 · answered by Missy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've heard when you checked out all the keys that you've access to the rooms was no longer in effects the access and all your info was deleted after you've checked out.
2007-10-09 13:33:59 · answer #2 · answered by @NGEL B@BY 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an urban legend. Those key cards do NOT hold all your personal info, nor are they even capable.
2007-10-09 12:32:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those keys do not contain that kind of information. There is no reason for the key to contain this kind of data. All that needs to be there is a code to allow the door to unlock.
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/hotelkey.asp
2007-10-09 12:28:01 · answer #4 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
pshhh, i keep em..lol...
2007-10-09 12:32:59 · answer #5 · answered by Funmi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋