Re:House Keys copyable from 200 ft away via camera
by awaz on Friday June 24, 2011 @02:41AM
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Government agencies can open doors in few seconds without taking a picture and creating a duplicate. It takes trained locksmiths few seconds to open doors without breaking it. Its only about will to get in.
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Re:House Keys copyable from 200 ft away via camera
by rdl on Friday June 24, 2011 @04:48AM
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Most of the government agencies I've observed open doors in less than a second without reliance on locksmiths or key decoding.
The most I've ever seen used on cheap commercial doors/residential is a pick gun, but 99% of the time it's a boot, ram, pry bar, etc.
They do call in locksmiths to open safes, etc. afterward, to get evidence.
Re:House Keys copyable from 200 ft away via camera
by pvarangot on Friday June 24, 2011 @02:53AM
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Picking/banging a lock leaves forensic evidence that a duplicate key would not, even when performed by experts. Google "lockpicking forensics" for lots of information.
Anyhow I guess your point is still valid. Someone wanting to get in and out of your house without living a trace could use some other means not necessarily involving the door, though most of the time they would risk looking suspicious to potential witnesses.
Re:House Keys copyable from 200 ft away via camera
by praptak on Friday June 24, 2011 @03:33AM
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"It takes trained locksmiths few seconds to open doors without breaking it."
I think that the certified (EU norms) locks are tested so that they provide something like at least 5 minutes resistance against the best known non-destructive attacks.