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Re:I stayed in a hotel with Android lightswitches and it was... by peteretep on Friday March 11, 2016 @10:54PM (#11271330)
We still use locks on doors, even though they provide security theatre only. Not everything needs to be that secure. Criminal nuisance laws are probably enough to deter anyone actually turning on all lights at 3am.
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Re:I stayed in a hotel with Android lightswitches and it was... by acdha on Saturday March 12, 2016 @01:49PM (#11273934)
> We still use locks on doors, even though they provide security theatre only

This isn't really security theater — the term refers to something which gives the illusion of security and doesn't deliver, not the failure to achieve absolute security. In general, door locks are about as secure as they're portrayed: they don't prevent someone from breaking in but they considerably increase the time, skill/tool requirements, and risk of detection. The other key part is that the threat model is obvious: people understand that if e.g. you put a Grade 1 lock on the door but leave the window open, it's not a failure of the lock.

> Criminal nuisance laws are probably enough to deter anyone actually turning on all lights at 3am.

How are you going to find out who to charge?

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