I have seen examples of people using specialized antennae to access a targets Bluetooth device from hundreds of feet away. There are numerous examples to be found.
I seriously doubt that someone "hacking" the distributor would ever develop as a real world problem.
Unfortunately I've hit a rather deep and wide income gap, concurrent with an increase in bills to pay, but as it goes, "this too shall pass"...
I eagerly await getting one, putting it in my current 440 6bbl and then using it in my 541.