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Re:Tenants win right to physical keys over smart locks from ... by Freak_NL on Friday May 10, 2019 @08:52AM (#19877232)
You don't have a place to put a single key, but you do lug along a smartphone to unlock the door again? Just put the key wherever you put the smartphone.

My running pants came with a special key pocket. Before that I just hung a spare key on an old shoelace around my neck.

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Re:Tenants win right to physical keys over smart locks from ... by bloak on Friday May 10, 2019 @09:26AM (#19877454)
A proper programmable lock would let you set a temporary password. You could then leave the house wearing just some cheap clothes and get back into your house even if someone stole your clothes while you were swimming in the lake. Sounds good to me. No smartphone. No Internet. No surveillance.

There would be a high-entropy emergency password in a sealed envelope hidden in your brother's house in case you ever locked yourself out.

But I don't think the market will produce secure programmable locks at a reasonable price until some government regulator lays down a standard that manufacturers can follow.

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Re:Tenants win right to physical keys over smart locks from ... by whttheuuu on Friday May 10, 2019 @10:27AM (#19878013)
hmm...

Carrying a smartphone vs carrying a smartphone and a key chain.

I wonder which is preferable..

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Re:Tenants win right to physical keys over smart locks from ... by throwayEngineer on Friday May 10, 2019 @09:11AM (#19877358)
I just use a code.
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