Comment on Are smart door locks more or less secure than traditional door locks?
Hildegarde@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Every one of the locks pictured have a traditional lock as a backup. Therefore, none of those smartlocks could ever be more secure. Even if the smart parts were 100% flawless, the lock will have all the weaknesses of a traditional door lock because one is included as a backup.
If you were to spend an equal cost on a lock, you will get more security from the traditional lock because all the budget can be spent on the lock instead of split between the lock and the electronics.
But how valuable is the security of the lock anyway? The weakest part of your home is the windows. If someone wanted to break into your house they can break your windows and climb through regardless what lock you have on the front door.
But how valuable is the security of the lock anyway? The weakest part of your home is the windows. If someone wanted to break into your house they can break your windows and climb through regardless what lock you have on the front door.
Not so much in many apartments.
Generally not allowed to change the locks in an apartment anyways
Condos are a thing.
At least where I live condos and apartments aren’t treated as interchangeable terminology.
Eg if you check on Zillow
You can tell so much about your landlord if they make a big deal about this.
What are you talking about? There are two pictured that are a keypad and a 9-volt battery terminal.
fr_mg@lemmy.world 1 year ago
There is a movie from 1992 with Robert Redford, “Sneakers”. It is about a team of hackers, in a scene they face a door with an unexpected smart lock and find the right strategy, just kick the f* door.