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according recent Czech statistical bureau data[1] only 81% Czechs over 16 own smartphone, if you count kids the percentage drops even lower, but why should kids after school be able to get into building and apartment, right?

[1] https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/200499059/csu_tk_ict_pre...

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European living further East here, I guess the idea is to copy all the worst traits that are present across the Atlantic. For example not allowing kids under a certain age go outside unaccompanied by adults because the "outside" is a hellish place fraught with dangers. Under that scenario it doesn't really matter that a kid ages 10 or 12 doesn't have a smart-phone or not.

Hence why I can see stuff like this insidiously making its way around these parts in a few years' time.

I wonder if these keys are a thing in Czech? Or anywhere in Europe for that matter…

Locking the apartment building exit door is illegal under Czech fire code, in case of fire EVERYONE in the building (which can be also visitors not living there) must be able to open door from inside even without key or anything. That's the law, reality without enforced law is different, so you can easily get stuck in front of the door with fire behind you.

https://www.hzscr.cz/clanek/zamykani-vchodovych-dveri-bytovy...

As for apps, haven't seen it anywhere, we use chip keys, but almost always there is also standard key lock available.

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