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Re:Airbnb's preferred smart lock vendor accidentally bricks ... by mikeash on Monday August 14, 2017 @04:28PM (#15012548)
Worth noting that nearly every hotel has used smart locks for years. This is essentially the same.
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Re:Airbnb's preferred smart lock vendor accidentally bricks ... by busterarm on Monday August 14, 2017 @04:49PM (#15012727)
Every hotel has on-prem staff for dealing with faulty locks and keys.

Many Airbnb owners do not.

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Re:Airbnb's preferred smart lock vendor accidentally bricks ... by CaptainZapp on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @05:01AM (#15016554)
Not always successfully, though :

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120823/10320820137/hotel...

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