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• Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I know, which is why it’s not going to be my primary lock.

  For someone to bypass my locks, instead of breaking a window, a bunch of things have to come about and they’re all “and” statements.

  First, I would have to forget to lock the door, I don’t typically forget, I just get anxiety about it and it can ruin a nice day. With the electric lock I would be content someone can’t just opportunisticly walk in.

  And someone would have to want to get in my house enough to put effort into it. They’re breaking a window at this point regardless of the locks. Or they’re testing a neighbour’s door, with only one lock.

  And they would have to identify that only the electric lock is active.

  And they would have to have the tools/skills to break an electric lock. Along with the skills/tools to break a traditional

  If any of those statements is false, I would be no worse off, or better off, with an electric lock. If they want in, they’re coming through a window.

  I did think about a Yale as an auxiliary lock, but I’ve run up against it’s advantages (read: locking myself out) more than once. Also, if they can bypass the main lock, they can bypass a Yale, I figure, as it’s a similar skillset.

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  • LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    …Not all mechanical locks are equal. I can pick several types myself. I wouldn’t recommend those to anyone either.

    Do whatever you want, I don’t care. A camera facing the door and locking mechanism would work for checking if it is locked from your phone, if you don’t want an electronic lock. This is simply true. Don’t do it if you don’t like the solution.

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    • Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      All my locks are bypassable by breaking my window. All locks are pickable, all electronic locks are hackable.

      My locks don’t look any different between “locked” and “unlocked” except by carefully looking down the door jam. It’s just a keyhole in a door. A camera pointed at the door doesn’t solve the problem I am trying to solve.

      Thank you for your input though.

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      • LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        The interior of your door cannot be a key lock like that due to code. The camera would be inside your home pointing at it. Most locks indeed have a locking mechanism from the inside that turns by hand, due to code standard.

        You can’t actually stop people from breaking in. You can deter them and sue them afterwards for damages if caught. If they really want to, they can hack in a wall with an axe and bypass doors and locks altogether. Dogs, lights, and neighbors work great as deterants. So do cameras. Cameras also help with identifying them and proving a case to insurance. Your homeowner’s/renter’s insurance actually may be affected by an electronic lock vs a mechanical lock, and things like cameras and security systems.

        Also, you’re weird af in your responses just fyi

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