Re:Cracking the Tapplock Smart Lock
by HeyLaughingBoy on Thursday June 14, 2018 @02:58PM
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The kind of bike thief ... doesn't exist
Not picking on you, I just like telling this story :-)
In the mid 90's a couple I know went to a party on Manhattan's Upper West Side. When they came back to their car (a VW Golf) and opened the doors, wife said "what's all this stuff on the seat?" Then they noticed the stereo was gone.
The thief had broken the little quarter panel window and reached in to open the door. Then he carefully took the dashboard apart, neatly stacking the panel sections and screws on the front passenger seat, until he could remove the stereo and leave.
Besides the breaking of the tiny window, there was absolutely no damage to the car. This guy took his time and did a professional job. Talk about pride in your work :-)
Re:Cracking the Tapplock Smart Lock
by dual_basis on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @08:16PM
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Re:Cracking the Tapplock Smart Lock
by beenBoutIT on Thursday June 14, 2018 @01:21AM
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I'm amazed the guy didn't bother to put the stop sign back up. http://www.cnn.com/US/9706/20/stop.sign/index.html
Re:Cracking the Tapplock Smart Lock
by logfromblammo on Thursday June 14, 2018 @10:02AM
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Yeah, the idea that the thief would put it back was kind of a stretch.
The other kind are crackheads that just grab the bike and yank on it until the chain breaks or the bike does. There's a whole market for expensive bike locks that don't work against the first group and are overkill for the second.
The kind of bike thief that carries a wrench so they can unbolt the stop sign and then puts it back afterward doesn't exist. Plus they have to deal with a bike that still has an awkward bike lock hanging off of it.