Originally Posted by TrishBOS
Wouldn't a front desk employee have access to all this information already - either in your reservation or when you check in??
Of course they would. The idea behind the myth, however, is that anyone with the right technology could get this information simply by decoding your hotel key - not just someone with access to the front desk computer.
That said, though, the story does get posted here on FT every so often - and like other people have said, it's an urban legend.
Mike