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Re:The window to deploy surveillance-resistant systems is ru... by raverbashing on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @11:54AM (#30087981)
> much of Silicon Valley would be "Ludds"

No, quite the opposite

They're the ones who buy "smart locks" then get locked out of their place because they dropped their iPhone in a puddle or the lights went out

They're the ones who come with genius ideas like reinventing the bus with Uber or fall for stuff like uBeam because they're too lazy to plug their phone into a charger

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Re:The window to deploy surveillance-resistant systems is ru... by egberts1 on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:10PM (#30088221)
That’s why Lockly.com has THREE methods of opening a smart lock.

1. key

2. iPhone

3. PIN pad.

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Re:The window to deploy surveillance-resistant systems is ru... by core-utility on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:13PM (#30088281)
4. Hacker
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Re:The window to deploy surveillance-resistant systems is ru... by flyinghamster on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @02:03PM (#30090161)
4. Strategically placed magnet that either pops the relay controlling the lock or operates it directly.

(You can tell I've been watching too many LockPickingLawyer videos.)

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Re:The window to deploy surveillance-resistant systems is ru... by raverbashing on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:18PM (#30088366)
It is a good solution, yes.

But then they save the PIN on their phone instead of their memory because tiktok burned out their brain and they left the key home because "why do you need it since you have your iPhone!?11" and if this last point looks ridiculous remember this is exactly what happened with some Tesla owners going into areas of low cell service.

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Re:The window to deploy surveillance-resistant systems is ru... by egberts1 on Saturday January 29, 2022 @06:15AM (#30125493)
PIN number of iPhone are stored within the Apple hardware security alcove and are not readable.
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