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Depends. Any modern lock can easily be picked with something called a comb, which can bypass all the pins by pushing them far up into the lock so it can turn. However, the position on the security of pin pads is debatable. Regardless of which is better, both can easily be bypassed with a drill, so I guess neither.

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Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Every house has a window to break, door locks are an illusion of security.

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- Asudox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  The reason why people even pick locks to get intl homes is because it’s most of the time silent to pick a lock. Do you think someone would just choose to pick the lock instead of breaking the window if noise wasn’t a concern? Though I guess there are silent glass cutters too.
  
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ToxicWaste@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Only cheap locks with a huge design flaw can be picked using a comb. The lock picking lawyer explains in many videos, how this is a very old exploit and easily can be defended against.

However, locks like that sadly still exist. So it is important to choose a reputable manufacturer - be it for classic locks or digital ones. However I will say, that digital locks usually have a classical backup. So that gives an attacker just one mor option to defeat the lock.

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