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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rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
Thieves don’t pick locks or hack them. You mostly want to protect against brute force.
kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 9 months ago
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
kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yup. Path of least resistance
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. ✨️
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
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.
schmidtster@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Where is this a thing?
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
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
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.
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.
DrPop@lemmy.one 9 months ago
I hope there is a replacement replacement. Life deserves recursion.
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.
h3mlocke@lemm.ee 9 months ago
So…you were the intruder, right?
c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 9 months ago
intrudes upon this conversation
…yep.