• slazer2au@lemmy.world
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    Less. Look at any Lockpicking Lawyer video on YouTube as he demonstrates in real time how bad they are. Most of his videos are under 5 min

    If you want to really turn yourself off smart locks check out any DefCon talk about smart locks or “smart” devices in general.

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      And most dumb locks can also be picked in under 5 minutes. The difference is a smart lock can alert me when someone who isn’t me opens the door or leaves it open. Of course, most burglars are just going to break a window to get in.

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        There should be a separation between fully mechanical locks with electronic monitoring (ideal) and a mechanical lock with vital electronic components.

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          You can get a lot of locks which allows you to connect external mechanisms which can do just that. Don’t know anything ready out of the box, though

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      Funnily enough, if you have the best lock they’ll just break your door or window instead.

      Much cheaper to replace a lock than the entire front door.

      Something to keep in mind, also lots of smart locks down have a keyhole to pick, so they would actually increase your security when compared to most regular lockset.

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      My smart lock doesn’t change the locking mechanisms. It’s basically a robot on the inside that turns the lock like you would. The only security issue would have to be software side, which a typical thief isn’t going to bother with especially since you cost tell from the outside that’s it’s not a normal lock - because it is.

      August lock btw.

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        I agree that most thieves won’t bother - but they do now have the additional option to hack it, making the lock less secure in total, not to mention the flawed mechanical design many of those smart locks have.

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          Yeah I’m just saying in my case they have no way of seeing that it’s a smart lock at all. The only smart part is an attachment on the interior side. So mechanically it’s 100% the same, and there is no visible indication that is “hackable,” even if it were. My door and it’s lock look as just like it did 15 years ago.

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      most of the smart locks that are supposed to be drop in replacements for traditional locks are mostly trash.

      Personally been eyeing upgrading to UI’s access readers, but it lacks features like door unlock with Apple Homekey (for now anyways since it requires some specialty hardware). So been holding off.

      This particular product is geared towards small business and large enterprises. But can be setup for home usage if you have to technical expertise.