Comment on Are smart door locks more or less secure than traditional door locks?

rufus@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  A lock is never weaker than a window. If someone wants in your house, there are ways that don’t have anything to do with your locks. Locks of any quality largely work by deterrence, rather than actual pickability or durability. If I have to literally break something to get in, I’m drawing attention to myself and immediately putting a count down on my robbery before a cop shows up or witnesses get a better look at me, my vehicle, etc. So it’s already not worth it for most petty thieves.

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  • variants@possumpat.io ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    when some thieves broke into my neighbors house they first rang the door bell a few times to make sure no one was home, after that they hopped the fence and went window to window until they found one that was unlocked and went in that way

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    • kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yup. Path of least resistance

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    • Wahots@pawb.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This could go badly for would-be thieves, I usually don’t answer the door if I’m naked, lol. Hopefully, they like gay shit when they break in. ✨️

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      • variants@possumpat.io ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Haha the dudes that broke in left a big knife on their pillow too not sure if they actually would have used it or was just as a scare tactic, they were like two high school aged dudes that most likely were the kids who lived across the street

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  • TheIllustrativeMan@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    A broken window is clear indication of theft for insurance purposes. If your lock gets picked, you might be fucked depending on how your policy is written.

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    • schmidtster@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Where is this a thing?

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• UPGRAYEDD@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I worked for a company that desighed home security devices for a few years… Pretty much everyone i talked to agreed there is only 1 actually good security device that is an effective deterrent. Its called “Large Scar Dog”. Every other device is there just to notify you that all your shit is soon to be or already gone

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  • variants@possumpat.io ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ive always wondered what happens if the battery dies, do you still need to carry a key in case that happens

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    • kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Usually there is a warning that the battery is dying well ahead of it actually being dead. You unlock it and then it starts beeping at you. It keeps doing that until you either change the batteries or it eventually dies. But you have to do a lot of ignoring for it to die on you. Many do have key backups to though.

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    • RecallMadness@lemmy.nz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      A few have external terminals to charge them when they die.

      I have a 9v battery stashed in a flower pot next to my door for when it happens.

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      • DrPop@lemmy.one ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I hope there is a replacement replacement. Life deserves recursion.

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    • Zikeji@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There are ones like August that only add the smart lock on one side and retain the old hardware on the outside. If the battery runs out you just gotta use your key like a plebian. It warns you ahead of time it’s low though and I’ve never had it fail in the half decade I’ve had it.

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  • c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Most dogs are fine if you just carry treats and act polite. I’ve seen plenty of dogs just let intruders in because they were kind to them.

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    • h3mlocke@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So…you were the intruder, right?

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      • c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        intrudes upon this conversation

        …yep.

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