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0 pointsnextlevelwizard3y ago0 comments

Your average teenager or thief won't know how to pick a lock either, yet everyone installs pick resistant locks instead of cheaper alternatives.

Yes. Your security might have been good enough, but world moves on. Back in the day Triple DES was good enough, but you are very irresponsible if you use it today.

I get that whenever you are looking anything from inside the industry there is constant need to make processes faster and cheaper. I am sure all car manufacturers would immediately remove seat belts and air bags if they could. However is maximizing profit really what society needs? I think we should have more laws and regulations around product security. *All* products should meet some minimum security standard, but until we have some governing body that can enforce this we will from time to time run into issues like with this device where the large company is decade or more behind the world due to neglecting R&D and now they don't want to pay for their mistakes.

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D13Fd3y ago

> everyone installs pick resistant locks instead of cheaper alternatives.

What geographic area? In the northeast US I've noticed that the cheap, easy to pick locks seem to dominate.

pantalaimon3y ago

How would you even tell? Is there some kind of independent certification of pick resistance?

Of course all lock companies will say that their lock is secure.

jsjohnst3y ago

> How would you even tell?

It’s pretty easy to tell if you know what you’re looking for. Most reputable quality pick resistant locks use a different style key or are a specific identifiable brand.

fragmede3y ago

You're thinking too hard. Most locks aren't anything more complicated than a simple pin and tumbler setup, so anything more than that is more secure. Who cares if a Schlage Primus key is better or worse than some medico lock, you've successfully made it more annoying to break into your house/office/warehouse.

D13Fd3y ago

Based largely on the keys and certain brands and easily recognizable kinds of lock (e.g., kwikset). Even in commercial buildings the default often seems to be cheap locks.

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0 pointsnextlevelwizard3y ago0 comments

Your average teenager or thief won't know how to pick a lock either, yet everyone installs pick resistant locks instead of cheaper alternatives.

Yes. Your security might have been good enough, but world moves on. Back in the day Triple DES was good enough, but you are very irresponsible if you use it today.

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D13Fd3y ago

> everyone installs pick resistant locks instead of cheaper alternatives.

What geographic area? In the northeast US I've noticed that the cheap, easy to pick locks seem to dominate.

pantalaimon3y ago

How would you even tell? Is there some kind of independent certification of pick resistance?

Of course all lock companies will say that their lock is secure.

jsjohnst3y ago

> How would you even tell?

It’s pretty easy to tell if you know what you’re looking for. Most reputable quality pick resistant locks use a different style key or are a specific identifiable brand.

fragmede3y ago

D13Fd3y ago

Based largely on the keys and certain brands and easily recognizable kinds of lock (e.g., kwikset). Even in commercial buildings the default often seems to be cheap locks.

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