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If intelligence agencies are after you you’ve got way bigger problems than some fraudsters using your data for financial scams. It’s the same reason smart lock hacks don’t scare me… Anyone who is exploiting technology to gain physical access to my physical body is going to get me, regardless if I get hacked or not (e.g. thugs could just kick my door in, or wait outside and launch an ambush).

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Even if a smart lock used ROT13 encryption, the easiest way to defeat it is still probably a mechanical attack. The state of mechanical security is a whole new level of weak.

The previous owners of my house dropped several hundred dollars on a Medeco lock.

Keys are a pain in the ass to replace, and there is literally a set of 3 windows within reach in the porch that could be opened trivially.

The biggest feature of any lock is breaking into a locked house is a felony for the perp.

And if you ever accidentally lock yourself out, it's going to be a PITA. There's one good think about Kwiksets -- you don't always need to call a locksmith if you lock yourself out :)

My boss once bought a really expensive lock with a magnetic key. He was going on about how it was unpickable. When the key was forgotten one time, we found it could be opened by sticking scissors in and turning.

I'm not sure what the moral is. Your comment reminded me of this story.

My house has one sided locks all over it. Kids are constantly locking themselves out of rooms / bathrooms. We use dry spaghetti to unlock them. Keep a few above door frame.

Leaves guests bewildered when they come to stay.

I hope at least the garage door, doors, and all your windows have 'circuit breaker'-style sensors (inside the window frame) that trigger the alarm when is activated.

Long time ago I had to upgrade my whole bloody alarm system of my old house because I wanted to insure a watch.

Someone could easily get into my house in 20m with a reciprocating saw. The lock is only there to make it marginally more annoying to break in.

I remember watching a Saturday Morning Cartoon of the 1966 animated version of the Incredible Hulk, where the evil mad scientist build this amazingly secure super-duper fancy high-tech Hulk-Proof Door that he was sure there was no way the Hulk could possibly open.

So the Hulk just knocked a hole in his stone castle wall next to the door, and walked into the lab.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuPYrRRNQkE

Wait you don't have perimeter sensors and 360-degree camera coverage at your studio apartment?

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