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Re:Tenants win right to physical keys over smart locks from ... by daveFNbuck on Friday May 10, 2019 @12:53PM (#19879659)
In the same way that it seems like someone who could use a key could also use a keypad, it seems that someone who could use a keypad could also use a smartphone. At least one of these two logical steps is broken.
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Re:Tenants win right to physical keys over smart locks from ... by sachdevap on Friday May 10, 2019 @01:08PM (#19879839)
I don't think so. Someone who can use a keypad may have the manual dexterity to use a smartphone, but not necessarily be comfortable using a smartphone for this purpose. I have known people who are comfortable with pressing buttons on an old flip phone, but simply do not get how to use a smartphone. Grasping technology is about more than just manual dexterity.
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Re:Tenants win right to physical keys over smart locks from ... by daveFNbuck on Friday May 10, 2019 @09:21PM (#19883851)
The claim is that his inability to use a smartphone is physical. I'm taking that at face value because I don't have any other details.
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