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Re:A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves by hutzlibu on Monday July 17, 2023 @01:10PM (#36760910)
Erm, maybe the locks in germany(europe) are different - but what you describe I only know from very old or cheap locks, no one would use for a front door (insurance would not accept that).
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Re:A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves by akira2501 on Monday July 17, 2023 @03:55PM (#36763182)
> (insurance would not accept that).

Which is always hilarious to me considering insurance has no problem with glass windows or fenced in backyards.

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Re:A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves by knodi123 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @01:21AM (#36768133)
haha, well in America, insurance has no idea what kind of locks you have, and the vast majority of home locks are "whatever was cheap at home depot".

My front door is a pricey digital lock with a key for backup, and I don't think I could pick it with this method. That's why my first instinct was to try on our cheapest door.

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Re:A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves by hutzlibu on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @08:20AM (#36771054)
Well, here they also don't know, but if a break in happens, they might check the lock and refuse to pay if it does not meet a minimum standard.
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