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Re:Tenants win right to physical keys over smart locks from ... by OrgNet on Friday May 10, 2019 @10:10AM (#19877847)
> charged, working smartphone

> Not just that, you also have to install a proprietary piece of software onto the phone from a third party and accept their TOS.

Also, the lock has to be charged at all times... is that the landlord's responsibility?

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Re:Tenants win right to physical keys over smart locks from ... by checkyoursudo on Friday May 10, 2019 @06:08PM (#19882718)
Fail open, uhhhh

A burglar's dream.

Fail open and get your stuff jacked? Or fail closed and have to ingress/egress via the window (or worse)?

I can imagine smart locks with no secondary opening mechanism being installed in my old dormitories at school. People already locked each other in with the penny jamming trick. Imagine if you could do that either by disrupting the power supply or setting up a cell/wifi jammer?

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