cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4598977

Liberty Safes is the manufacturer of gun safes. They have a pretty big market share overall. Unforunately, some random guy had a federal warrant and the FBI came knocking. Liberty cooperated with the feds, giving them a backdoor code so they could get into the guy’s safe. Naturally, rightoids are seeing red and are trying to make this Bud Light 2.0. They put out a statement that basically says nothing good.

The statement:

https://twitter.com/libertysafeinc/status/1699245595867971969

Random rightoid seethe:

"Thanks, I have three large Liberty Safes in the market fir a 4th. Now I know to replace them immediately because you guys suck.

Sincerely

A former customer"

https://twitter.com/9mm_smg/status/1699269127032983602?s=20

Right now the only serious discussion that should be happening at Liberty headquarters tomorrow is whether the company can survive if it offers lock replacements that don’t have a back door.

Because it’s very questionable whether it can survive if it doesn’t do that.

https://twitter.com/2aHistory/status/1699326512103583873?s=20

  • Pons_Aelius@kbin.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    Now you realise that gun safes are not that safe.

    They are like barb wire on a battle field. They will slow down an attack but cannot prevent it.

    If someone has physical access to a safe, you have already lost.

    The safest way to keep a firearm is for no one to know it exists.

    That’s really cool until someone else uses the manufacturer’s backdoor.

    So what is the backdoor code for liberty safes?

    There is a big difference between:

    Company giving an access code to the FBI when legally required.

    Access codes are common knowledge and can be obtained by any person who want to take your guns.

    • pyrflie@lemm.ee
      2·
      1 year ago

      Dude you are on Lemmy how do you not know that this shit spreads in security communities.

      It’ll be on Olem in a year most likely.

      I won’t need to know it. It’ll be a Github repository or a text file on Megaupload.

      • Pons_Aelius@kbin.social
        1·
        1 year ago

        These have been around for at least a decade.

        It’ll be on Olem in a year most likely.

        So why isn’t it already on Olem?

        And back to my main point:

        Now you realise that gun safes are not that safe.

        You are on lemmy… you should know that no physical security can stop a determined attacker if they have physical access to the device.

        You are on lemmy… How did you not know that this is common practise?

    • Madison420@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      A gun safe is safe. No lock is keeping anyone out of they really want in, it’s at best to slow people down.