Lock manufacturer files lawsuit against social media lock picker

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>Proven alleges that McNally failed to disclose critical information, such as "that successfully bypassing the lock required prior disassembly of the product to examine its internal components, including the position of the plunger, and to manufacture a custom-fit shim with precise notch dimensions."

In response, McNally posted a video where he unpackaged a lock outside an Amazon locker, cut a shim out of a can with scissors, and opens the lock in seconds.

Yep, the embedded video in the article really says it all. Proven Industries' wording here at at the very least ambiguous as to whether or not a shim that works on one lock will work on another of the same model.

If you had to take apart the lock to make a shim for only that lock, of course that would be misleading to suggest otherwise. Instead, they're going directly after the researcher for demonstrating the insecurity of an entire line of locks.

Either the TSA should sue the man who published photos of the "Travel Sentry" keys, or Proven Industries should look into rebranding as "peace of mind" locks :)

If that's true, I get it...

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